In May 2022, Reporters without Borders published their annual results comparing the level of press freedom enjoyed by journalists and media in 180 countries and territories. Several news agencies in my country (Greece) criticized its placement (pos. 108), a substantial drop from the 2021 70th position. I gathered data from 4 more indices created by non-governmental organizations assessing the condition of political rights and civil liberties around the world to compare the results.
So the 5 indices presented below are:
By comparing these indicators, I will try to find similar patterns for each country, which compose a more general picture about the quality of living in them. After the initial presentation of each index I will compare Human development index with each of the 4 others looking for correlations. In the final part of the report, I will create a single composite index using information from all five indices by applying Principal Component Analysis.
Who published it?
The World Press Freedom Index is published annually by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), an international non-profit and non-governmental organization founded in 1985 in Montpellier (France) by four journalists. RSF's stated mission is safeguarding the right to freedom of information. It assists journalists at risk, training them in digital and physical security and campaigning to raise public awareness of abuse against journalists securing their safety and liberty. It has consultive status with the United Nations, UNESCO, the Council of Europe, and the International Organization of Francophonie. The organization's main page is https://rsf.org/en.
Scoring Methodology
The index's ranking is based, on a score ranging from 0 to 100, assigned to each country or territory, with 100 representing the best possible score (the highest possible level of press freedom). 2022 index ranks 180 countries worldwide. It is calculated based on two components:
Each country or territory's score is evaluated using five contextual indicators: political context, legal framework, economic context, sociocultural context, and reporter's safety. You can read the World Press Freedom Index presentation along with its analyses and methodology.
I used a python script to scrape the World Press Freedom Index from their site because the 2022 csv was not right. I am going to use pandas to create the index tables, geopandas to plot the choropleths, seaborn and matplotlib for all the other graphs.
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| Pos. | Countries | Global score | Score pol. | Score eco. | Score legis. | Score soc. | Score secu. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | Norway | 92.65 | 94.89 | 90.38 | 92.23 | 93.71 | 92.03 |
| 1 | 2 | Denmark | 90.27 | 94.34 | 83.67 | 89.18 | 91.17 | 92.97 |
| 2 | 3 | Sweden | 88.84 | 91.96 | 87.66 | 90.27 | 90.18 | 84.14 |
| 3 | 4 | Estonia | 88.83 | 91.11 | 81.97 | 87.87 | 90.00 | 93.20 |
| 4 | 5 | Finland | 88.42 | 90.40 | 82.03 | 86.64 | 90.77 | 92.26 |
Similar country names: 20
{'Bosnia-Herzegovina': ['Bosnia and Herzegovina', 'The Gambia'],
'Brunei': ['Brunei Darussalam', 'Federated States of Micronesia'],
'Cabo Verde': ['Cape Verde', 'Macao'],
'Congo-Brazzaville': ['Democratic Republic of the Congo'],
'Democratic Republic of Congo': ['Democratic Republic of the Congo',
'Republic of Congo'],
'Eswatini': ['Swaziland', 'Saint Kitts and Nevis'],
'Gambia': ['The Gambia', 'Guam'],
'Guinea Bissau': ['Guinea-Bissau', 'Nauru'],
'Haïti': ['Haiti', 'Democratic Republic of the Congo'],
'Ivory Coast': ["Côte d'Ivoire", 'Morocco'],
'Laos': ['Barbados', 'Lao PDR'],
'Maldives': ['Saint Vincent and the Grenadines'],
'Mauritius': ['Nauru', 'Haiti'],
'Morocco / Western Sahara': ['Morocco', 'Western Sahara'],
'North Korea': ['Republic of Korea', 'Northern Mariana Islands'],
'North Macedonia': ['Macedonia', 'New Caledonia'],
'OECS': ['Federated States of Micronesia'],
'Russia': ['Russian Federation', 'Brunei Darussalam'],
'Seychelles': [],
'South Korea': ['Republic of Korea', 'Dem. Rep. Korea']}
Countries with no match: 4
{'Maldives': ['Saint Vincent and the Grenadines'],
'Mauritius': ['Nauru', 'Saint-Martin'],
'OECS': ['Federated States of Micronesia'],
'Seychelles': []}
/tmp/ipykernel_10868/1783930385.py:10: UserWarning: Boolean Series key will be reindexed to match DataFrame index. temp = press_index_prev[press_index.Country == 'Morocco'].copy()
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| Pos. | Country | Overall Score | Political | Economic | Legislation | Sociocultural | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 92.65 | 94.89 | 90.38 | 92.23 | 93.71 | 92.03 |
| 2 | Denmark | 90.27 | 94.34 | 83.67 | 89.18 | 91.17 | 92.97 |
| 3 | Sweden | 88.84 | 91.96 | 87.66 | 90.27 | 90.18 | 84.14 |
| 4 | Estonia | 88.83 | 91.11 | 81.97 | 87.87 | 90.00 | 93.20 |
| 5 | Finland | 88.42 | 90.40 | 82.03 | 86.64 | 90.77 | 92.26 |
| 6 | Ireland | 88.30 | 89.24 | 79.08 | 85.09 | 92.50 | 95.58 |
| 7 | Portugal | 87.07 | 91.86 | 77.41 | 84.21 | 93.14 | 88.73 |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 85.92 | 81.62 | 72.96 | 87.72 | 92.50 | 94.78 |
| 9 | Lithuania | 84.14 | 87.01 | 72.16 | 84.46 | 89.71 | 87.37 |
| 10 | Liechtenstein | 84.03 | 80.36 | 68.78 | 84.74 | 89.80 | 96.46 |
| 11 | New Zealand | 83.54 | 90.15 | 75.26 | 74.78 | 89.75 | 87.76 |
| 12 | Jamaica | 83.35 | 74.85 | 71.94 | 82.46 | 95.00 | 92.52 |
| 13 | Seychelles | 83.33 | 80.45 | 69.13 | 85.31 | 90.25 | 91.50 |
| 14 | Switzerland | 82.72 | 90.00 | 68.37 | 80.99 | 88.33 | 85.92 |
| 15 | Iceland | 82.69 | 86.21 | 65.56 | 82.68 | 87.50 | 91.50 |
| 16 | Germany | 82.04 | 87.03 | 80.07 | 87.08 | 89.47 | 66.58 |
| 17 | Timor-Leste | 81.89 | 85.45 | 68.71 | 85.96 | 75.67 | 93.65 |
| 18 | Namibia | 81.84 | 72.97 | 69.80 | 82.98 | 91.60 | 91.84 |
| 19 | Canada | 81.74 | 82.27 | 71.17 | 80.26 | 92.00 | 82.99 |
| 20 | Czech Republic | 80.54 | 79.66 | 61.56 | 84.21 | 88.44 | 88.81 |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 79.81 | 82.94 | 66.33 | 72.93 | 88.71 | 88.14 |
| 22 | Latvia | 79.17 | 78.96 | 64.58 | 80.89 | 87.36 | 84.06 |
| 23 | Belgium | 78.86 | 75.03 | 71.22 | 79.30 | 87.40 | 81.35 |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 78.71 | 80.57 | 72.75 | 76.63 | 84.29 | 79.33 |
| 25 | Trinidad and Tobago | 78.68 | 73.94 | 67.86 | 74.56 | 84.50 | 92.52 |
| 26 | France | 78.53 | 79.85 | 67.86 | 86.51 | 89.38 | 69.05 |
| 27 | Slovakia | 78.37 | 71.44 | 67.98 | 82.02 | 86.38 | 84.01 |
| 28 | Netherlands | 77.93 | 86.30 | 82.86 | 87.28 | 86.10 | 47.09 |
| 29 | Argentina | 77.28 | 76.36 | 51.53 | 90.68 | 85.75 | 82.06 |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 76.90 | 71.52 | 62.24 | 85.96 | 92.00 | 72.79 |
| 31 | Austria | 76.74 | 77.82 | 61.43 | 78.95 | 81.20 | 84.29 |
| 32 | Spain | 76.71 | 72.73 | 63.38 | 82.16 | 81.89 | 83.40 |
| 33 | Bhutan | 76.46 | 78.79 | 62.24 | 70.39 | 77.00 | 93.88 |
| 34 | Guyana | 76.41 | 70.06 | 67.76 | 75.61 | 81.40 | 87.21 |
| 35 | South Africa | 75.56 | 75.96 | 62.59 | 84.36 | 82.50 | 72.39 |
| 36 | Cape Verde | 75.37 | 72.55 | 62.76 | 77.98 | 75.40 | 88.16 |
| 37 | Côte d'Ivoire | 74.46 | 74.89 | 58.45 | 75.94 | 81.43 | 81.60 |
| 38 | Taiwan | 74.08 | 74.78 | 51.88 | 79.01 | 77.69 | 87.02 |
| 39 | Australia | 73.77 | 77.17 | 63.44 | 64.18 | 84.17 | 79.88 |
| 40 | Moldova | 73.47 | 70.15 | 47.83 | 83.00 | 85.88 | 80.48 |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 73.12 | 78.99 | 67.69 | 75.58 | 87.83 | 55.52 |
| 42 | United States | 72.74 | 72.99 | 59.33 | 77.32 | 81.43 | 72.63 |
| 43 | South Korea | 72.11 | 71.15 | 55.31 | 72.81 | 79.80 | 81.50 |
| 44 | Uruguay | 72.03 | 70.30 | 49.32 | 83.63 | 72.33 | 84.58 |
| 45 | Samoa | 71.39 | 61.82 | 56.12 | 64.91 | 85.00 | 89.12 |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 71.03 | 73.71 | 50.38 | 78.40 | 77.50 | 75.14 |
| 47 | Belize | 70.67 | 70.00 | 52.04 | 63.60 | 82.00 | 85.71 |
| 48 | Croatia | 70.42 | 68.26 | 50.46 | 79.19 | 76.09 | 78.08 |
| 49 | Tonga | 69.74 | 69.70 | 53.06 | 66.67 | 69.50 | 89.80 |
| 50 | The Gambia | 69.25 | 71.11 | 51.36 | 67.69 | 81.33 | 74.74 |
| 51 | Armenia | 68.97 | 66.26 | 44.44 | 77.88 | 76.33 | 79.91 |
| 52 | Suriname | 68.95 | 67.88 | 55.10 | 62.28 | 84.00 | 75.51 |
| 53 | Andorra | 68.79 | 68.12 | 50.41 | 69.12 | 68.80 | 87.48 |
| 54 | Slovenia | 68.54 | 59.32 | 47.70 | 79.11 | 79.94 | 76.61 |
| 55 | OECS | 68.49 | 62.91 | 48.37 | 68.25 | 79.80 | 83.13 |
| 56 | Romania | 68.46 | 66.77 | 46.77 | 76.46 | 81.67 | 70.63 |
| 57 | North Macedonia | 68.44 | 66.16 | 43.71 | 81.29 | 73.17 | 77.85 |
| 58 | Italy | 68.16 | 65.89 | 47.52 | 73.93 | 80.00 | 73.48 |
| 59 | Niger | 67.80 | 62.30 | 46.73 | 71.75 | 76.50 | 81.69 |
| 60 | Ghana | 67.43 | 66.61 | 47.22 | 81.42 | 79.64 | 62.25 |
| 61 | Kosovo | 67.00 | 64.34 | 45.24 | 80.85 | 74.33 | 70.26 |
| 62 | Papua New Guinea | 66.66 | 62.42 | 45.24 | 66.08 | 81.33 | 78.23 |
| 63 | Montenegro | 66.54 | 62.51 | 47.67 | 77.19 | 71.00 | 74.33 |
| 64 | Mauritius | 66.07 | 55.58 | 47.81 | 64.16 | 80.29 | 82.50 |
| 65 | Cyprus | 65.97 | 61.21 | 42.09 | 74.56 | 65.75 | 86.25 |
| 66 | Poland | 65.64 | 50.95 | 57.41 | 68.95 | 82.53 | 68.33 |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 65.64 | 61.56 | 40.23 | 79.57 | 71.86 | 74.95 |
| 68 | Ecuador | 64.61 | 60.10 | 55.44 | 67.98 | 69.50 | 70.03 |
| 69 | Kenya | 64.59 | 62.42 | 46.33 | 72.28 | 78.00 | 63.92 |
| 70 | Haiti | 64.55 | 59.60 | 50.34 | 72.22 | 80.67 | 59.91 |
| 71 | Japan | 64.37 | 54.66 | 53.70 | 66.23 | 67.06 | 80.19 |
| 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 64.25 | 59.90 | 48.64 | 68.86 | 69.00 | 74.83 |
| 73 | Senegal | 63.07 | 59.31 | 42.13 | 66.67 | 72.43 | 74.84 |
| 74 | Panama | 62.78 | 54.24 | 47.45 | 64.04 | 74.00 | 74.15 |
| 75 | Liberia | 62.77 | 55.50 | 32.80 | 74.69 | 82.57 | 68.30 |
| 76 | Nepal | 62.67 | 59.80 | 40.14 | 66.08 | 77.33 | 69.99 |
| 77 | Peru | 61.75 | 66.97 | 41.84 | 70.61 | 63.00 | 66.35 |
| 78 | Malta | 61.55 | 46.82 | 41.33 | 67.98 | 74.75 | 76.87 |
| 79 | Serbia | 61.51 | 47.47 | 34.92 | 79.92 | 74.22 | 71.03 |
| 80 | Malawi | 61.40 | 55.76 | 38.44 | 78.07 | 67.67 | 67.08 |
| 81 | Northern Cyprus | 61.08 | 56.48 | 38.78 | 69.82 | 60.20 | 80.14 |
| 82 | Chile | 60.61 | 65.03 | 42.86 | 67.63 | 72.40 | 55.15 |
| 83 | Comoros | 60.16 | 56.36 | 50.26 | 59.98 | 75.63 | 58.56 |
| 84 | Guinea | 59.82 | 59.26 | 47.05 | 71.15 | 70.67 | 50.96 |
| 85 | Hungary | 59.80 | 47.07 | 32.31 | 67.25 | 67.33 | 85.03 |
| 86 | Israel | 59.62 | 65.15 | 55.10 | 53.51 | 77.75 | 46.61 |
| 87 | Maldives | 59.55 | 62.27 | 38.27 | 67.11 | 55.00 | 75.12 |
| 88 | Lesotho | 59.39 | 57.37 | 40.14 | 57.31 | 74.00 | 68.11 |
| 89 | Georgia | 59.30 | 52.42 | 46.43 | 80.79 | 75.50 | 41.34 |
| 90 | Mongolia | 59.17 | 55.48 | 36.18 | 60.37 | 69.55 | 74.27 |
| 91 | Bulgaria | 59.12 | 54.95 | 30.10 | 68.71 | 66.83 | 75.02 |
| 92 | Guinea-Bissau | 58.79 | 51.15 | 50.82 | 68.42 | 62.40 | 61.18 |
| 93 | Republic of Congo | 58.64 | 58.06 | 48.57 | 64.21 | 62.60 | 59.76 |
| 94 | Tunisia | 58.49 | 61.82 | 41.84 | 67.19 | 70.20 | 51.42 |
| 95 | Botswana | 58.49 | 56.97 | 37.24 | 56.36 | 69.75 | 72.11 |
| 96 | Paraguay | 58.36 | 54.24 | 31.12 | 75.44 | 65.00 | 65.99 |
| 97 | Mauritania | 58.10 | 55.15 | 35.13 | 64.29 | 64.29 | 71.67 |
| 98 | Madagascar | 58.02 | 52.58 | 35.08 | 64.47 | 64.50 | 73.47 |
| 99 | Angola | 57.17 | 52.83 | 35.03 | 61.11 | 73.00 | 63.87 |
| 100 | Togo | 57.17 | 57.52 | 41.73 | 61.93 | 69.50 | 55.15 |
| 101 | Central African Republic | 56.96 | 51.21 | 41.07 | 62.06 | 68.25 | 62.19 |
| 102 | Fiji | 56.91 | 44.85 | 39.80 | 58.33 | 64.00 | 77.55 |
| 103 | Albania | 56.41 | 50.55 | 29.39 | 68.77 | 66.60 | 66.75 |
| 104 | Chad | 56.18 | 55.88 | 43.27 | 60.35 | 63.20 | 58.21 |
| 105 | Gabon | 56.00 | 48.38 | 39.46 | 56.14 | 65.50 | 70.52 |
| 106 | Ukraine | 55.76 | 61.21 | 42.86 | 79.45 | 76.43 | 18.84 |
| 107 | Burundi | 55.74 | 50.03 | 44.67 | 59.55 | 52.78 | 71.66 |
| 108 | Greece | 55.52 | 60.50 | 38.13 | 69.54 | 65.36 | 44.10 |
| 109 | Zambia | 55.40 | 52.35 | 37.76 | 58.33 | 64.00 | 64.55 |
| 110 | Brazil | 55.36 | 51.62 | 37.59 | 69.74 | 70.00 | 47.86 |
| 111 | Mali | 54.48 | 35.15 | 42.60 | 74.34 | 78.50 | 41.81 |
| 112 | El Salvador | 54.09 | 42.94 | 39.07 | 63.22 | 62.86 | 62.37 |
| 113 | Malaysia | 51.55 | 46.52 | 42.60 | 40.13 | 56.00 | 72.48 |
| 114 | Ethiopia | 50.53 | 50.65 | 45.77 | 63.66 | 57.29 | 35.29 |
| 115 | Thailand | 50.15 | 58.99 | 45.24 | 47.37 | 53.67 | 45.50 |
| 116 | Mozambique | 49.89 | 46.06 | 40.31 | 61.62 | 47.25 | 54.21 |
| 117 | Indonesia | 49.27 | 45.91 | 41.33 | 55.70 | 66.00 | 37.42 |
| 118 | Cameroon | 49.10 | 48.05 | 35.71 | 56.89 | 67.57 | 37.25 |
| 119 | Qatar | 49.03 | 59.70 | 46.94 | 43.86 | 42.50 | 52.17 |
| 120 | Jordan | 48.66 | 40.00 | 32.65 | 41.23 | 66.00 | 63.40 |
| 121 | Benin | 48.39 | 47.73 | 28.19 | 57.46 | 55.50 | 53.10 |
| 122 | Kazakhstan | 48.28 | 43.52 | 29.80 | 51.93 | 52.30 | 63.85 |
| 123 | Tanzania | 48.28 | 43.88 | 32.65 | 45.09 | 59.20 | 60.56 |
| 124 | Guatemala | 47.94 | 46.06 | 33.67 | 68.86 | 59.00 | 32.12 |
| 125 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 47.66 | 51.33 | 41.43 | 60.88 | 60.30 | 24.34 |
| 126 | Bolivia | 47.58 | 44.55 | 33.67 | 58.77 | 45.00 | 55.89 |
| 127 | Mexico | 47.57 | 58.18 | 43.37 | 65.79 | 59.50 | 11.02 |
| 128 | South Sudan | 47.06 | 40.48 | 36.73 | 52.11 | 50.60 | 55.37 |
| 129 | Nigeria | 46.79 | 45.15 | 36.39 | 53.80 | 69.83 | 28.75 |
| 130 | Lebanon | 46.58 | 50.91 | 38.27 | 50.22 | 60.50 | 33.02 |
| 131 | Swaziland | 46.42 | 41.31 | 35.03 | 43.86 | 50.50 | 61.40 |
| 132 | Uganda | 46.35 | 44.70 | 36.99 | 60.96 | 56.00 | 33.09 |
| 133 | Uzbekistan | 45.74 | 44.75 | 35.71 | 50.88 | 53.33 | 44.03 |
| 134 | Algeria | 45.53 | 41.21 | 32.40 | 54.17 | 55.88 | 44.02 |
| 135 | Western Sahara | 45.42 | 51.67 | 28.83 | 55.81 | 56.00 | 34.82 |
| 135 | Morocco | 45.42 | 51.67 | 28.83 | 55.81 | 56.00 | 34.82 |
| 136 | Rwanda | 45.18 | 42.12 | 31.89 | 57.89 | 55.25 | 38.76 |
| 137 | Zimbabwe | 44.94 | 40.30 | 32.40 | 54.17 | 54.50 | 43.34 |
| 138 | United Arab Emirates | 44.46 | 45.45 | 36.73 | 32.02 | 50.50 | 57.59 |
| 139 | Singapore | 44.23 | 39.09 | 29.21 | 34.21 | 49.25 | 69.39 |
| 140 | Somalia | 44.01 | 51.03 | 41.22 | 47.72 | 61.80 | 18.27 |
| 141 | Equatorial Guinea | 43.96 | 42.73 | 24.49 | 44.30 | 44.25 | 64.04 |
| 142 | Cambodia | 43.48 | 42.42 | 27.96 | 49.65 | 62.40 | 34.96 |
| 143 | Libya | 43.16 | 54.42 | 34.90 | 44.91 | 45.00 | 36.58 |
| 144 | Brunei Darussalam | 42.53 | 40.61 | 30.61 | 28.51 | 34.00 | 78.91 |
| 145 | Colombia | 42.43 | 44.70 | 32.27 | 60.42 | 50.38 | 24.40 |
| 146 | Sri Lanka | 42.13 | 40.91 | 27.04 | 53.07 | 48.25 | 41.37 |
| 147 | Philippines | 41.84 | 44.44 | 23.13 | 54.97 | 61.83 | 24.83 |
| 148 | Hong Kong | 41.64 | 40.50 | 35.90 | 42.58 | 57.45 | 31.78 |
| 149 | Turkey | 41.25 | 38.38 | 27.55 | 52.92 | 55.00 | 32.37 |
| 150 | India | 41.00 | 40.76 | 30.36 | 57.02 | 56.25 | 20.61 |
| 151 | Sudan | 40.96 | 47.05 | 29.97 | 41.45 | 51.00 | 35.35 |
| 152 | Tajikistan | 40.26 | 33.79 | 29.85 | 48.68 | 46.00 | 42.96 |
| 153 | Belarus | 39.62 | 32.93 | 48.75 | 37.23 | 60.33 | 18.85 |
| 154 | Azerbaijan | 39.40 | 37.66 | 23.76 | 48.25 | 58.86 | 28.48 |
| 155 | Russia | 38.82 | 36.36 | 34.84 | 44.61 | 51.29 | 27.00 |
| 156 | Afghanistan | 38.27 | 44.65 | 43.88 | 42.54 | 43.33 | 16.96 |
| 157 | Pakistan | 37.99 | 39.57 | 31.92 | 53.26 | 47.43 | 17.75 |
| 158 | Kuwait | 37.87 | 32.73 | 19.39 | 36.84 | 27.00 | 73.41 |
| 159 | Venezuela | 37.78 | 33.70 | 31.73 | 44.74 | 47.50 | 31.22 |
| 160 | Nicaragua | 37.09 | 37.45 | 38.78 | 31.75 | 49.80 | 27.68 |
| 161 | Lao PDR | 36.64 | 36.06 | 20.92 | 31.58 | 44.00 | 50.64 |
| 162 | Bangladesh | 36.63 | 42.12 | 32.48 | 44.15 | 48.50 | 15.88 |
| 163 | Oman | 35.99 | 32.73 | 23.98 | 18.42 | 45.00 | 59.82 |
| 164 | Djibouti | 35.75 | 32.73 | 16.12 | 37.72 | 37.60 | 54.56 |
| 165 | Honduras | 34.61 | 33.33 | 31.63 | 36.84 | 31.00 | 40.22 |
| 166 | Saudi Arabia | 33.71 | 37.27 | 33.67 | 22.37 | 36.50 | 38.75 |
| 167 | Bahrain | 30.97 | 35.15 | 21.43 | 28.95 | 39.67 | 29.65 |
| 168 | Egypt | 30.23 | 30.91 | 23.47 | 34.87 | 44.25 | 17.64 |
| 169 | Yemen | 29.14 | 33.03 | 27.55 | 38.60 | 35.00 | 11.54 |
| 170 | Palestine | 28.98 | 35.45 | 15.82 | 36.40 | 36.50 | 20.74 |
| 171 | Syria | 28.94 | 33.51 | 27.62 | 33.58 | 36.57 | 13.39 |
| 172 | Iraq | 28.59 | 34.14 | 20.07 | 29.82 | 40.67 | 18.27 |
| 173 | Cuba | 27.32 | 27.27 | 39.80 | 15.79 | 27.50 | 26.24 |
| 174 | Vietnam | 26.11 | 32.32 | 18.71 | 27.49 | 34.67 | 17.37 |
| 175 | China | 25.17 | 27.45 | 26.02 | 23.25 | 33.30 | 15.84 |
| 176 | Myanmar | 25.03 | 40.40 | 29.25 | 20.18 | 30.67 | 4.63 |
| 177 | Turkmenistan | 25.01 | 25.00 | 11.73 | 29.61 | 23.00 | 35.69 |
| 178 | Iran | 23.22 | 30.71 | 21.32 | 26.71 | 23.78 | 13.61 |
| 179 | Eritrea | 19.62 | 22.22 | 19.73 | 25.15 | 19.67 | 11.36 |
| 180 | North Korea | 13.92 | 22.42 | 0.00 | 22.81 | 12.00 | 12.38 |
Bellow there is a list of 44 European Countries based on United Nations statistics to filter the indices.
| Pos. | Country | Overall Score | Political | Economic | Legislation | Sociocultural | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 92.65 | 94.89 | 90.38 | 92.23 | 93.71 | 92.03 |
| 2 | Denmark | 90.27 | 94.34 | 83.67 | 89.18 | 91.17 | 92.97 |
| 3 | Sweden | 88.84 | 91.96 | 87.66 | 90.27 | 90.18 | 84.14 |
| 4 | Estonia | 88.83 | 91.11 | 81.97 | 87.87 | 90.00 | 93.20 |
| 5 | Finland | 88.42 | 90.40 | 82.03 | 86.64 | 90.77 | 92.26 |
| 6 | Ireland | 88.30 | 89.24 | 79.08 | 85.09 | 92.50 | 95.58 |
| 7 | Portugal | 87.07 | 91.86 | 77.41 | 84.21 | 93.14 | 88.73 |
| 8 | Lithuania | 84.14 | 87.01 | 72.16 | 84.46 | 89.71 | 87.37 |
| 9 | Liechtenstein | 84.03 | 80.36 | 68.78 | 84.74 | 89.80 | 96.46 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 82.72 | 90.00 | 68.37 | 80.99 | 88.33 | 85.92 |
| 11 | Iceland | 82.69 | 86.21 | 65.56 | 82.68 | 87.50 | 91.50 |
| 12 | Germany | 82.04 | 87.03 | 80.07 | 87.08 | 89.47 | 66.58 |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 80.54 | 79.66 | 61.56 | 84.21 | 88.44 | 88.81 |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 79.81 | 82.94 | 66.33 | 72.93 | 88.71 | 88.14 |
| 15 | Latvia | 79.17 | 78.96 | 64.58 | 80.89 | 87.36 | 84.06 |
| 16 | Belgium | 78.86 | 75.03 | 71.22 | 79.30 | 87.40 | 81.35 |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 78.71 | 80.57 | 72.75 | 76.63 | 84.29 | 79.33 |
| 18 | France | 78.53 | 79.85 | 67.86 | 86.51 | 89.38 | 69.05 |
| 19 | Slovakia | 78.37 | 71.44 | 67.98 | 82.02 | 86.38 | 84.01 |
| 20 | Netherlands | 77.93 | 86.30 | 82.86 | 87.28 | 86.10 | 47.09 |
| 21 | Austria | 76.74 | 77.82 | 61.43 | 78.95 | 81.20 | 84.29 |
| 22 | Spain | 76.71 | 72.73 | 63.38 | 82.16 | 81.89 | 83.40 |
| 23 | Moldova | 73.47 | 70.15 | 47.83 | 83.00 | 85.88 | 80.48 |
| 24 | Croatia | 70.42 | 68.26 | 50.46 | 79.19 | 76.09 | 78.08 |
| 25 | Andorra | 68.79 | 68.12 | 50.41 | 69.12 | 68.80 | 87.48 |
| 26 | Slovenia | 68.54 | 59.32 | 47.70 | 79.11 | 79.94 | 76.61 |
| 27 | Romania | 68.46 | 66.77 | 46.77 | 76.46 | 81.67 | 70.63 |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 68.44 | 66.16 | 43.71 | 81.29 | 73.17 | 77.85 |
| 29 | Italy | 68.16 | 65.89 | 47.52 | 73.93 | 80.00 | 73.48 |
| 30 | Montenegro | 66.54 | 62.51 | 47.67 | 77.19 | 71.00 | 74.33 |
| 31 | Poland | 65.64 | 50.95 | 57.41 | 68.95 | 82.53 | 68.33 |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 65.64 | 61.56 | 40.23 | 79.57 | 71.86 | 74.95 |
| 33 | Malta | 61.55 | 46.82 | 41.33 | 67.98 | 74.75 | 76.87 |
| 34 | Serbia | 61.51 | 47.47 | 34.92 | 79.92 | 74.22 | 71.03 |
| 35 | Hungary | 59.80 | 47.07 | 32.31 | 67.25 | 67.33 | 85.03 |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 59.12 | 54.95 | 30.10 | 68.71 | 66.83 | 75.02 |
| 37 | Albania | 56.41 | 50.55 | 29.39 | 68.77 | 66.60 | 66.75 |
| 38 | Ukraine | 55.76 | 61.21 | 42.86 | 79.45 | 76.43 | 18.84 |
| 39 | Greece | 55.52 | 60.50 | 38.13 | 69.54 | 65.36 | 44.10 |
| 40 | Belarus | 39.62 | 32.93 | 48.75 | 37.23 | 60.33 | 18.85 |
| 41 | Russia | 38.82 | 36.36 | 34.84 | 44.61 | 51.29 | 27.00 |
According to the 2022 edition of the World Press Freedom Index, the five leading countries are all located in northern Europe, four Nordic countries and Estonia. Most of the low-ranking countries are located in Asia and north Africa. Notable exceptions are South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Mongolia, Nepal, Bhutan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Georgia and Israel in Asia and Tunisia in north Africa. On the other hand, 5 american countries standing out for their low score, Cuba, Ondura, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Colombia.
Greece, after the drop of 38 places compared to 2021, is only third to last in Europe, with a worse score than all the Balkan countries except for Russia and Belarus. Even in the 2021 ranking, Greece was only in 30th place out of 41 countries, worse than most countries in the European Union.
Based on RSF's report, press freedom in Greece suffered serious setbacks in 2021 and 2022, with journalists regularly prevented from covering issues from migration to Covid-19. Furthermore is noted the assassination of veteran crime reporter Giorgos Karaivaz in April 2021 remains unsolved.
Who published it?
The Freedom in the World report has been published since 1973 by the Freedom House, assessing the condition of political rights and civil liberties around the world. The Freedom House is a non-profit organization founded in Washington, D.C. in October 1941 by the U.S. government. It contacts research and advocates for democracy, political freedom, and human rights, though it has been criticized of being biased towards U.S. interests because of its funding. I You can find more information about the Freedom House and its action on its website: https://freedomhouse.org/about-us
Score Methodology
Freedom in the World report produces annual scores representing the levels of political rights and civil liberties for 195 countries and 15 territories. External analysts access each country using a combination of on-the-ground research, consultations with local contracts, and information from news articles, non-governmental organizations, governments, and other sources. Expert advisers, regional specialists, and Freedom House staff presents the results based on the analysts' conclusions. It is widely reported in the media and used as a source of research to measure democracy by policymakers, journalists, academics, and activists.
A country or territory is awarded from 0 to 4 points for each of 10 political rights indicators and 15 civil liberties indicators, which take the form of questions. A score of 4 represents the greatest degree of freedom. Political rights questions are grouped into four subcategories:
Civil liberties questions are grouped into four subcategories:
The political rights section also contains an additional discretionary question addressing forced demographic change. For the discretionary question, a score of 1 to 4 may be subtracted, as applicable (the worse the situation, the more points may be subtracted). The highest overall score that can be awarded is 100, consisting of 40 points for political rights and 60 points for civil liberties.
For more details about Freedom in the World Research methodology, you can read their report here. Also, here you can download the dataset I will use below.
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| Country/Territory | Edition | A | B | C | Add Q | PR | D | E | F | G | CL | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Abkhazia | 2022 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 40 |
| 1 | Afghanistan | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | Albania | 2022 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 67 |
| 3 | Algeria | 2022 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 32 |
| 4 | Andorra | 2022 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 55 | 93 |
Similar country names: 27
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'Brunei': ['Brunei Darussalam', 'Federated States of Micronesia'],
'Cabo Verde': ['Cape Verde', 'Macao'],
'Congo (Brazzaville)': ['Democratic Republic of the Congo'],
'Congo (Kinshasa)': ['Democratic Republic of the Congo', 'Cook Islands'],
"Cote d'Ivoire": ["Côte d'Ivoire", 'Cape Verde'],
'Crimea': ['Ashmore and Cartier Islands'],
'Eastern Donbas': ['New Caledonia'],
'Eswatini': ['Palestine', 'Swaziland'],
'Gaza Strip': [],
'Indian Kashmir': ['Indian Ocean Territories'],
'Laos': ['Lao PDR'],
'Maldives': ['Saint Vincent and the Grenadines'],
'Mauritius': ['Saint-Martin'],
'Micronesia': ['Federated States of Micronesia', 'French Polynesia'],
'Nagorno-Karabakh': ['Aruba'],
'Pakistani Kashmir': [],
'Sao Tome and Principe': ['São Tomé and Principe',
'Saint Vincent and the Grenadines'],
'Seychelles': [],
'South Ossetia': [],
'St. Kitts and Nevis': ['Saint Kitts and Nevis',
'Saint Vincent and the Grenadines'],
'St. Lucia': ['Saint Lucia', 'Siachen Glacier'],
'St. Vincent and the Grenadines': ['Saint Vincent and the Grenadines',
'São Tomé and Principe'],
'Tibet': ['Palestine', 'Saint Kitts and Nevis'],
'Transnistria': [],
'Tuvalu': [],
'West Bank': []}
| Pos. | Country | Total Score | Electoral Process | Political Pluralism | Functioning of Goverment | Discretionary Question | Political Rights Subtotal | Freedom of Expression and Belief | Associational and Organizational Rights | Rule of Law | Personal Autonomy and Individual Rights | Civil Liberties Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 100 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 60 |
| 2 | Norway | 100 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 60 |
| 3 | Sweden | 100 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 60 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 99 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 59 |
| 5 | Canada | 98 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 58 |
| 6 | Denmark | 97 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 57 |
| 7 | Ireland | 97 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 58 |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 97 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 59 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 97 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 58 |
| 10 | Uruguay | 97 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 57 |
| 11 | Belgium | 96 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 57 |
| 12 | Japan | 96 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 56 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 96 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 57 |
| 14 | Australia | 95 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 56 |
| 15 | Barbados | 95 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 57 |
| 16 | Portugal | 95 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 56 |
| 17 | Chile | 94 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 56 |
| 18 | Estonia | 94 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
| 19 | Germany | 94 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 55 |
| 20 | Iceland | 94 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 57 |
| 21 | Taiwan | 94 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 56 |
| 22 | Andorra | 93 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 55 |
| 23 | Austria | 93 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 56 |
| 24 | Cyprus | 93 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 55 |
| 25 | Dominica | 93 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 56 |
| 26 | Kiribati | 93 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 56 |
| 27 | Marshall Islands | 93 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 55 |
| 28 | San Marino | 93 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 55 |
| 29 | Tuvalu | 93 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 56 |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 93 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 54 |
| 31 | Cape Verde | 92 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 54 |
| 32 | Federated States of Micronesia | 92 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 55 |
| 33 | Palau | 92 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 55 |
| 34 | Saint Lucia | 92 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 54 |
| 35 | Bahamas | 91 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 53 |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 91 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 53 |
| 37 | Czech Republic | 91 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 55 |
| 38 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 91 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 55 |
| 39 | Italy | 90 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 54 |
| 40 | Liechtenstein | 90 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 57 |
| 41 | Slovakia | 90 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 53 |
| 42 | Slovenia | 90 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
| 43 | Spain | 90 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 53 |
| 44 | France | 89 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 51 |
| 45 | Grenada | 89 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 52 |
| 46 | Lithuania | 89 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 51 |
| 47 | Malta | 89 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 54 |
| 48 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 89 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 54 |
| 49 | Latvia | 88 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 51 |
| 50 | Belize | 87 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 53 |
| 51 | Greece | 87 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 50 |
| 52 | Mauritius | 86 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 50 |
| 53 | Antigua and Barbuda | 85 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 52 |
| 54 | Croatia | 85 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 49 |
| 55 | Argentina | 84 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 49 |
| 56 | Monaco | 84 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 57 |
| 57 | Mongolia | 84 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 48 |
| 58 | São Tomé and Principe | 84 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 49 |
| 59 | Panama | 83 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 48 |
| 60 | Romania | 83 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 48 |
| 61 | Samoa | 83 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 51 |
| 62 | South Korea | 83 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 50 |
| 63 | United States | 83 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 51 |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 82 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 49 |
| 65 | Vanuatu | 82 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 49 |
| 66 | Poland | 81 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 47 |
| 67 | Ghana | 80 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 45 |
| 68 | Jamaica | 80 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 46 |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 79 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 46 |
| 70 | Seychelles | 79 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 45 |
| 71 | Solomon Islands | 79 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 49 |
| 72 | South Africa | 79 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 46 |
| 73 | Suriname | 79 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 45 |
| 74 | Tonga | 79 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 49 |
| 75 | Namibia | 77 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 46 |
| 76 | Nauru | 77 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 43 |
| 77 | Northern Cyprus | 77 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 50 |
| 78 | Israel | 76 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 42 |
| 79 | Brazil | 73 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 42 |
| 80 | Guyana | 73 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 43 |
| 81 | Botswana | 72 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 44 |
| 82 | Peru | 72 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 42 |
| 83 | Timor-Leste | 72 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 39 |
| 84 | Ecuador | 71 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 40 |
| 85 | Hungary | 69 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 43 |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 68 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 41 |
| 87 | Senegal | 68 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 39 |
| 88 | Albania | 67 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 39 |
| 89 | Montenegro | 67 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 41 |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 67 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 39 |
| 91 | Bolivia | 66 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 39 |
| 92 | India | 66 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| 93 | Malawi | 66 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 37 |
| 94 | Paraguay | 65 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
| 95 | Sierra Leone | 65 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 37 |
| 96 | Colombia | 64 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 35 |
| 97 | Tunisia | 64 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 38 |
| 98 | Lesotho | 63 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 36 |
| 99 | Moldova | 62 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 35 |
| 100 | Papua New Guinea | 62 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 39 |
| 101 | Serbia | 62 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 41 |
| 102 | Bhutan | 61 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
| 103 | Madagascar | 61 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 34 |
| 104 | Ukraine | 61 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 35 |
| 105 | Liberia | 60 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 33 |
| 106 | Mexico | 60 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 |
| 107 | Benin | 59 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 42 |
| 108 | El Salvador | 59 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 33 |
| 109 | Indonesia | 59 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 29 |
| 110 | Fiji | 58 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 35 |
| 111 | Georgia | 58 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 36 |
| 112 | Nepal | 57 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
| 113 | Kosovo | 56 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 |
| 114 | Armenia | 55 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 |
| 115 | Philippines | 55 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 55 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
| 117 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | 53 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 30 |
| 119 | Guatemala | 51 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| 120 | Niger | 51 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 |
| 121 | Zambia | 51 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 122 | Malaysia | 50 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| 123 | Côte d'Ivoire | 49 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| 124 | Somaliland | 49 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 125 | Kenya | 48 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 |
| 126 | Honduras | 47 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 26 |
| 127 | Singapore | 47 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 28 |
| 128 | The Gambia | 47 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| 129 | Guinea-Bissau | 43 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| 130 | Hong Kong | 43 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 33 |
| 131 | Mozambique | 43 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 29 |
| 132 | Nigeria | 43 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| 133 | Comoros | 42 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| 134 | Lebanon | 42 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 |
| 135 | Togo | 42 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| 136 | Abkhazia | 40 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 |
| 137 | Maldives | 40 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| 138 | Bangladesh | 39 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 |
| 139 | Kuwait | 37 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 140 | Morocco | 37 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| 141 | Pakistan | 37 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 142 | Nagorno-Karabakh | 36 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| 143 | Mauritania | 35 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 144 | Guinea | 34 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| 145 | Tanzania | 34 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| 146 | Uganda | 34 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
| 147 | Haiti | 33 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 148 | Jordan | 33 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 149 | Algeria | 32 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 150 | Mali | 32 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| 151 | Turkey | 32 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 152 | Angola | 30 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 153 | Iraq | 29 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 154 | Pakistani Kashmir | 29 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| 155 | Thailand | 29 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 24 |
| 156 | Brunei Darussalam | 28 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 157 | Zimbabwe | 28 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 158 | Indian Kashmir | 27 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 159 | Kyrgyzstan | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 |
| 160 | Qatar | 25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 161 | Cambodia | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| 162 | Djibouti | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 163 | Oman | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 164 | Ethiopia | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 165 | Kazakhstan | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 166 | Nicaragua | 23 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 167 | West Bank | 23 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 168 | Rwanda | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 169 | Gabon | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 170 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 171 | Russia | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 172 | Vietnam | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 173 | Egypt | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 174 | Transnistria | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 175 | Republic of Congo | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 176 | Swaziland | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 177 | United Arab Emirates | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 178 | Cameroon | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 179 | Chad | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 180 | Burundi | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 181 | Iran | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 182 | Venezuela | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 183 | Lao PDR | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 184 | Bahrain | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 185 | Cuba | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 186 | Gaza Strip | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 187 | South Ossetia | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 188 | Uzbekistan | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 189 | Afghanistan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 190 | Sudan | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 191 | Azerbaijan | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 192 | China | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 193 | Libya | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 194 | Myanmar | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 195 | Yemen | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 196 | Belarus | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 197 | Tajikistan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 198 | Central African Republic | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 199 | Crimea | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 200 | Saudi Arabia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 201 | Somalia | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 202 | Equatorial Guinea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 203 | Eastern Donbas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 204 | Western Sahara | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 205 | Eritrea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 206 | North Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 207 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 208 | South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 209 | Syria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 210 | Tibet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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| Pos. | Country | Total Score | Electoral Process | Political Pluralism | Functioning of Goverment | Discretionary Question | Political Rights Subtotal | Freedom of Expression and Belief | Associational and Organizational Rights | Rule of Law | Personal Autonomy and Individual Rights | Civil Liberties Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 100 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 60 |
| 2 | Norway | 100 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 60 |
| 3 | Sweden | 100 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 60 |
| 4 | Denmark | 97 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 57 |
| 5 | Ireland | 97 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 58 |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 97 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 59 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 97 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 58 |
| 8 | Belgium | 96 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 57 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 96 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 57 |
| 10 | Portugal | 95 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 56 |
| 11 | Estonia | 94 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
| 12 | Germany | 94 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 55 |
| 13 | Iceland | 94 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 57 |
| 14 | Andorra | 93 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 55 |
| 15 | Austria | 93 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 56 |
| 16 | San Marino | 93 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 55 |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 93 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 54 |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 91 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 55 |
| 19 | Italy | 90 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 54 |
| 20 | Liechtenstein | 90 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 57 |
| 21 | Slovakia | 90 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 53 |
| 22 | Slovenia | 90 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
| 23 | Spain | 90 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 53 |
| 24 | France | 89 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 51 |
| 25 | Lithuania | 89 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 51 |
| 26 | Malta | 89 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 54 |
| 27 | Latvia | 88 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 51 |
| 28 | Greece | 87 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 50 |
| 29 | Croatia | 85 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 49 |
| 30 | Monaco | 84 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 57 |
| 31 | Romania | 83 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 48 |
| 32 | Poland | 81 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 47 |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 79 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 46 |
| 34 | Hungary | 69 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 43 |
| 35 | Albania | 67 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 39 |
| 36 | Montenegro | 67 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 41 |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 67 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 39 |
| 38 | Moldova | 62 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 35 |
| 39 | Serbia | 62 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 41 |
| 40 | Ukraine | 61 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 35 |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| 42 | Russia | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 43 | Belarus | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
As far as civil liberties and political rights are concerned, along with New Zealand and Canada the 4 Nordic countries, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark are yet again in the top 6 positions on the Freedom in the World index.
Asia: Similar to the Press index countries such as Mongolia, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Nepal, Bhutan, Georgia, and Armenia are the bright exception compared to the rest of the Asian countries. A notable difference is India which also received a positive score. Sri Lanka is also ranked well but it will be interesting to see next year's ranking after the recent events in the country.
Africa: Most African countries fare much worse than their respective rankings in the World Press Freedom Index. Notable exceptions are southern countries such as Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Malawi, and Madagascar. As well as countries in sub-Saharan Africa such as Ghana, Benin, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.
America: Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba are again in a significantly worse position than the rest of North and South America. The same countries also scored low in the World Press Freedom index.
Europe: Most European countries score highly on the Freedom in the World index with 31 out of 41 maintaining a score of 79 or more. Hungary, Moldova, Ukraine, and some Balkan countries receive a mediocre score. As in the case of the World press index, Russia and Belarus receive the worst score by far. It is worth noting, that the countries in the middle of the rank and below have received the same position as in the previous year with no discernable improvement.
Greece is ranked 51st worldwide and 27th among European countries, placing it higher than the rest of the Balkan countries but last compared to the countries of the European Union. Most of the lost points are in the civil liberties subcategory probably due to discrimination against racial and ethnic minority groups as well as policies on asylum and immigration.
The Rule of Law Index relies on national surveys of more than 138.000 households and 4.200 legal practitioners and experts' surveys to measure how the rule of law is experienced and perceived worldwide, covering 139 countries and jurisdictions.
Who published it?
It is published annually by the World Justice Project (WJP), an international civil society organization with the stated mission of "working to create knowledge, build awareness, and stimulate action to advance the rule of law worldwide". WJP was founded by William H. Neukom and William C. Hubbard in 2006 as a presidential initiative of the American Bar Association and with the support of 21 partners. It became independent in 2009 with offices in Washington, Mexico City, and Seattle.
Score Methodology
The score is assessed through 44 indicators organized around 9 factors:
The results are collected through a set of five questionnaires administered to experts and the general public. More than 300 local experts are selected per country by the WJP and local polling companies implement the household surveys.
Those questionnaires are codified as numeric values, aggregated by country, and normalized. Then the normalized scores are aggregated into factors using simple averages that produce the final ranking. The score ranges from 0 to 1. The latest published data is for 2021.
According to the index, effective rule of law reduces corruption, combats poverty and disease, and protects people from both major and more minor injustices. It is the foundation for communities of justice, opportunity, and peace underpinning development, accountable government, and respect for fundamental rights.
You can learn more about the World of Justice Project on their site https://worldjusticeproject.org/about-us.
Their methodology is analyzed here and you can download the dataset here.
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| Country | Overall Score | Constraints on Goverment Powers | Absense of Corruption | Open Government | Fundamental Rights | Order and Security | Regulatory Enforcement | Civil Justice | Criminal Justice | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 0.352819 | 0.422913 | 0.296204 | 0.392979 | 0.401684 | 0.29605 | 0.360464 | 0.345449 | 0.30681 |
| 2 | Albania | 0.491574 | 0.427895 | 0.368125 | 0.468726 | 0.577107 | 0.77915 | 0.434221 | 0.472583 | 0.404783 |
| 3 | Algeria | 0.491954 | 0.475444 | 0.446689 | 0.353974 | 0.447246 | 0.754499 | 0.481974 | 0.550387 | 0.425419 |
| 4 | Angola | 0.427656 | 0.428918 | 0.435283 | 0.388427 | 0.387073 | 0.573123 | 0.425326 | 0.435201 | 0.347895 |
| 5 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.63371 | 0.608021 | 0.594526 | 0.539114 | 0.702043 | 0.782952 | 0.632715 | 0.679421 | 0.530887 |
Similar country names: 16
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'Congo, Rep.': ['Democratic Republic of the Congo', 'Republic of Congo'],
"Cote d'Ivoire": ["Côte d'Ivoire", 'Cape Verde'],
'Egypt, Arab Rep.': ['Egypt', 'Qatar'],
'Hong Kong SAR, China': ['Hong Kong', 'Tonga'],
'Iran, Islamic Rep.': ['Iran', 'Iraq'],
'Korea, Rep.': ['North Korea', 'South Korea'],
'Kyrgyz Republic': ['Democratic Republic of the Congo',
'Central African Republic'],
'Mauritius': ['Nauru', 'Saint-Martin'],
'Russian Federation': ['Russia', 'Iran'],
'Slovak Republic': ['Democratic Republic of the Congo',
'Central African Republic'],
'St. Kitts and Nevis': ['Saint Kitts and Nevis',
'Saint Vincent and the Grenadines'],
'St. Lucia': ['Saint Lucia', 'Libya'],
'St. Vincent and the Grenadines': ['Saint Vincent and the Grenadines',
'São Tomé and Principe'],
'The Bahamas': ['Bahamas', 'Saint Vincent and the Grenadines'],
'Venezuela, RB': ['Venezuela', 'Lao PDR']}
| Pos. | Country | Overall Score | Constraints on Goverment Powers | Absense of Corruption | Open Government | Fundamental Rights | Order and Security | Regulatory Enforcement | Civil Justice | Criminal Justice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 0.90 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.87 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.83 |
| 2 | Norway | 0.90 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.85 |
| 3 | Finland | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.87 | 0.82 | 0.84 |
| 4 | Sweden | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.92 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.80 |
| 5 | Germany | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.85 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.79 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.75 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.78 | 0.74 |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.87 | 0.79 | 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.85 | 0.79 | 0.73 |
| 9 | Austria | 0.81 | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.70 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 0.82 | 0.75 | 0.80 |
| 10 | Ireland | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.94 | 0.81 | 0.74 | 0.72 |
| 11 | Estonia | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.89 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.72 |
| 12 | Canada | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.90 | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.73 |
| 13 | Australia | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.87 | 0.81 | 0.74 | 0.72 |
| 14 | Belgium | 0.79 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.70 |
| 15 | Japan | 0.79 | 0.72 | 0.82 | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.92 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.77 |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.71 | 0.71 |
| 17 | Singapore | 0.78 | 0.67 | 0.91 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.93 | 0.86 | 0.80 | 0.78 |
| 18 | Lithuania | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.89 | 0.74 | 0.78 | 0.68 |
| 19 | Hong Kong | 0.75 | 0.61 | 0.85 | 0.73 | 0.61 | 0.93 | 0.81 | 0.75 | 0.71 |
| 20 | South Korea | 0.74 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 0.83 | 0.74 | 0.77 | 0.71 |
| 21 | Spain | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Czech Republic | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.79 | 0.89 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.71 |
| 23 | France | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 0.61 |
| 24 | Latvia | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.83 | 0.71 | 0.66 | 0.65 |
| 25 | Uruguay | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.79 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.56 |
| 26 | Portugal | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.72 | 0.66 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.61 | 0.68 | 0.59 |
| 27 | United States | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.66 | 0.81 | 0.71 | 0.62 | 0.60 |
| 28 | Cyprus | 0.68 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.61 | 0.72 | 0.81 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.70 |
| 29 | Slovenia | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.76 | 0.90 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.55 |
| 30 | Malta | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.92 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.63 |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 0.68 | 0.76 | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.60 | 0.57 |
| 32 | Chile | 0.66 | 0.72 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.55 |
| 33 | Slovakia | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.51 | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.90 | 0.65 | 0.57 | 0.57 |
| 34 | Italy | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.61 | 0.56 | 0.64 |
| 35 | Barbados | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.69 | 0.53 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.58 |
| 36 | Poland | 0.64 | 0.54 | 0.72 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.86 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.58 |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | 0.64 | 0.56 | 0.80 | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.91 | 0.71 | 0.66 | 0.67 |
| 38 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.69 | 0.52 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.55 | 0.63 | 0.62 |
| 39 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.54 | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.53 |
| 40 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.45 | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.61 | 0.67 | 0.59 |
| 41 | Romania | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.55 | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.83 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.53 |
| 42 | Rwanda | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.59 | 0.50 | 0.82 | 0.59 | 0.66 | 0.53 |
| 43 | Saint Lucia | 0.62 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.48 | 0.67 | 0.75 | 0.59 | 0.69 | 0.54 |
| 44 | Namibia | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.65 | 0.75 | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.55 |
| 45 | Mauritius | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.52 | 0.63 | 0.76 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.54 |
| 46 | Croatia | 0.61 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.85 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.49 |
| 47 | Bahamas | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.52 | 0.68 | 0.74 | 0.50 | 0.57 | 0.60 |
| 48 | Greece | 0.61 | 0.68 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.71 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.50 |
| 49 | Georgia | 0.61 | 0.54 | 0.68 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.79 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.53 |
| 50 | Grenada | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.66 | 0.44 | 0.63 | 0.77 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.50 |
| 51 | Botswana | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.48 | 0.58 | 0.71 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.58 |
| 52 | South Africa | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.48 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.61 | 0.55 | 0.61 | 0.52 |
| 53 | Dominica | 0.58 | 0.53 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.62 | 0.74 | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.56 |
| 54 | Malaysia | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.41 | 0.51 | 0.78 | 0.57 | 0.64 | 0.55 |
| 55 | Jamaica | 0.57 | 0.64 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.55 | 0.53 | 0.48 |
| 56 | Argentina | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.48 | 0.62 | 0.69 | 0.62 | 0.50 | 0.57 | 0.42 |
| 57 | Senegal | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.54 | 0.43 | 0.60 | 0.71 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.47 |
| 58 | Ghana | 0.55 | 0.66 | 0.39 | 0.49 | 0.58 | 0.72 | 0.54 | 0.57 | 0.46 |
| 59 | Jordan | 0.55 | 0.46 | 0.59 | 0.40 | 0.48 | 0.76 | 0.55 | 0.61 | 0.56 |
| 60 | Kosovo | 0.55 | 0.53 | 0.46 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.82 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.47 |
| 61 | Mongolia | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.43 | 0.50 | 0.58 | 0.76 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.49 |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 0.54 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.77 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.44 |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.66 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.32 |
| 64 | North Macedonia | 0.53 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.59 | 0.79 | 0.47 | 0.53 | 0.45 |
| 65 | Tunisia | 0.53 | 0.60 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.67 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.42 |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.79 | 0.52 | 0.62 | 0.45 |
| 67 | Malawi | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.58 | 0.69 | 0.47 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 68 | Indonesia | 0.52 | 0.67 | 0.40 | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.68 | 0.55 | 0.45 | 0.38 |
| 69 | Hungary | 0.52 | 0.39 | 0.49 | 0.44 | 0.56 | 0.90 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.46 |
| 70 | Nepal | 0.52 | 0.59 | 0.41 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.73 | 0.51 | 0.46 | 0.44 |
| 71 | Panama | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.41 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.33 |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.52 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.59 | 0.78 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.46 |
| 73 | Moldova | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.36 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.81 | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.39 |
| 74 | Ukraine | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.33 | 0.57 | 0.61 | 0.75 | 0.44 | 0.54 | 0.37 |
| 75 | Burkina Faso | 0.50 | 0.57 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.49 |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.43 |
| 77 | Brazil | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.43 | 0.60 | 0.48 | 0.64 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.33 |
| 78 | Guyana | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.56 | 0.63 | 0.45 | 0.53 | 0.40 |
| 79 | India | 0.50 | 0.59 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 0.49 | 0.60 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.39 |
| 80 | Thailand | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.71 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.43 |
| 81 | Serbia | 0.49 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.56 | 0.77 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.39 |
| 82 | Algeria | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.75 | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.43 |
| 83 | Albania | 0.49 | 0.43 | 0.37 | 0.47 | 0.58 | 0.78 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.40 |
| 84 | Suriname | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.53 | 0.64 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 85 | Uzbekistan | 0.49 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.90 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.45 |
| 86 | Colombia | 0.49 | 0.53 | 0.39 | 0.62 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.32 |
| 87 | Peru | 0.49 | 0.60 | 0.32 | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.48 | 0.43 | 0.32 |
| 88 | Vietnam | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.77 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.46 |
| 89 | The Gambia | 0.49 | 0.59 | 0.47 | 0.37 | 0.52 | 0.70 | 0.37 | 0.50 | 0.39 |
| 90 | Morocco | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.68 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.36 |
| 91 | Benin | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.53 | 0.77 | 0.48 | 0.42 | 0.42 |
| 92 | Ecuador | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.41 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.62 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.36 |
| 93 | Belize | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.51 | 0.70 | 0.41 | 0.52 | 0.37 |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.39 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.64 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.36 |
| 95 | El Salvador | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.36 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.67 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.30 |
| 96 | Paraguay | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.30 | 0.58 | 0.53 | 0.71 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.28 |
| 97 | Belarus | 0.48 | 0.27 | 0.51 | 0.33 | 0.41 | 0.80 | 0.46 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 98 | China | 0.47 | 0.31 | 0.53 | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.81 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.45 |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.30 | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.76 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.32 |
| 100 | Tanzania | 0.47 | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.69 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.38 |
| 101 | Russia | 0.46 | 0.35 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.42 | 0.70 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.31 |
| 102 | Philippines | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.39 | 0.63 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.31 |
| 103 | Togo | 0.45 | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.30 | 0.46 | 0.74 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.36 |
| 104 | Lebanon | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.64 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.35 |
| 105 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.68 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.36 |
| 106 | Kenya | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.27 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.55 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.39 |
| 107 | Zambia | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.68 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.40 |
| 108 | Sierra Leone | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.51 | 0.67 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.36 |
| 109 | Guatemala | 0.44 | 0.52 | 0.33 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.59 | 0.42 | 0.36 | 0.29 |
| 110 | Liberia | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.31 | 0.44 | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.31 |
| 111 | Niger | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.48 | 0.62 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.37 |
| 112 | Madagascar | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.27 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.71 | 0.38 | 0.45 | 0.33 |
| 113 | Mexico | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.26 | 0.60 | 0.49 | 0.53 | 0.44 | 0.37 | 0.29 |
| 114 | Angola | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.57 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.35 |
| 115 | Mali | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.32 | 0.45 | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.42 | 0.29 |
| 116 | Sudan | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.64 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.37 |
| 117 | Turkey | 0.42 | 0.28 | 0.46 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 0.70 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.36 |
| 118 | Republic of Congo | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.63 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.35 |
| 119 | Iran | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.74 | 0.45 | 0.54 | 0.36 |
| 120 | Guinea | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.36 | 0.49 | 0.72 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.31 |
| 121 | Nigeria | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.32 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.40 |
| 122 | Ethiopia | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.61 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.35 |
| 123 | Mozambique | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.32 |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.42 | 0.31 | 0.63 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.32 |
| 125 | Uganda | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.26 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.59 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.32 |
| 126 | Honduras | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.65 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.25 |
| 127 | Zimbabwe | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.67 | 0.35 | 0.46 | 0.37 |
| 128 | Myanmar | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.64 | 0.45 | 0.35 | 0.26 |
| 129 | Bolivia | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.27 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.59 | 0.41 | 0.33 | 0.22 |
| 130 | Pakistan | 0.39 | 0.47 | 0.31 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.35 |
| 131 | Nicaragua | 0.38 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.71 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.28 |
| 132 | Haiti | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.28 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.53 | 0.31 | 0.41 | 0.28 |
| 133 | Mauritania | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.40 | 0.64 | 0.28 | 0.39 | 0.29 |
| 134 | Afghanistan | 0.35 | 0.42 | 0.30 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.31 |
| 135 | Cameroon | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.48 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.25 |
| 136 | Egypt | 0.35 | 0.24 | 0.38 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.63 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.34 |
| 137 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.16 | 0.33 | 0.41 | 0.48 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.27 |
| 138 | Cambodia | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.67 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| 139 | Venezuela | 0.27 | 0.17 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.50 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.12 |
| Pos. | Country | Overall Score | Constraints on Goverment Powers | Absense of Corruption | Open Government | Fundamental Rights | Order and Security | Regulatory Enforcement | Civil Justice | Criminal Justice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 0.90 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.87 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.83 |
| 2 | Norway | 0.90 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.85 |
| 3 | Finland | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.87 | 0.82 | 0.84 |
| 4 | Sweden | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.92 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.80 |
| 5 | Germany | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.85 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.79 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.87 | 0.79 | 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.85 | 0.79 | 0.73 |
| 8 | Austria | 0.81 | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.70 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 0.82 | 0.75 | 0.80 |
| 9 | Ireland | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.94 | 0.81 | 0.74 | 0.72 |
| 10 | Estonia | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.89 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.72 |
| 11 | Belgium | 0.79 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.70 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.71 | 0.71 |
| 13 | Lithuania | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.89 | 0.74 | 0.78 | 0.68 |
| 14 | Spain | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Czech Republic | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.79 | 0.89 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.71 |
| 16 | France | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 0.61 |
| 17 | Latvia | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.83 | 0.71 | 0.66 | 0.65 |
| 18 | Portugal | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.72 | 0.66 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.61 | 0.68 | 0.59 |
| 19 | Slovenia | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.76 | 0.90 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.55 |
| 20 | Malta | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.92 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.63 |
| 21 | Slovakia | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.51 | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.90 | 0.65 | 0.57 | 0.57 |
| 22 | Italy | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.61 | 0.56 | 0.64 |
| 23 | Poland | 0.64 | 0.54 | 0.72 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.86 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.58 |
| 24 | Romania | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.55 | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.83 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.53 |
| 25 | Croatia | 0.61 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.85 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.49 |
| 26 | Greece | 0.61 | 0.68 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.71 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 0.54 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.77 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.44 |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 0.53 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.59 | 0.79 | 0.47 | 0.53 | 0.45 |
| 29 | Hungary | 0.52 | 0.39 | 0.49 | 0.44 | 0.56 | 0.90 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.46 |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.52 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.59 | 0.78 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.46 |
| 31 | Moldova | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.36 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.81 | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.39 |
| 32 | Ukraine | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.33 | 0.57 | 0.61 | 0.75 | 0.44 | 0.54 | 0.37 |
| 33 | Serbia | 0.49 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.56 | 0.77 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.39 |
| 34 | Albania | 0.49 | 0.43 | 0.37 | 0.47 | 0.58 | 0.78 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.40 |
| 35 | Belarus | 0.48 | 0.27 | 0.51 | 0.33 | 0.41 | 0.80 | 0.46 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 36 | Russia | 0.46 | 0.35 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.42 | 0.70 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.31 |
Unsurprisingly at the top of the list of the Rule of Law Index for 2021 are the four Scandinavian countries that we saw in the previous indices. It is also worth mentioning New Zealand and Ireland with good rankings in all three indices examined so far.
In addition to most European Countries scoring a high place, other notable high rankings are South Korea and Japan in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand in Oceania, Canada and the United States in North America, Guyane française, Uruguay and Chile in South America, and Costa Rica in Central America. All of those countries have consistently good rankings in all the indices we have checked so far.
In Africa, several countries have no score, with the rest receiving a low position except for the three countries of the South, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, and Ghana, Guinea Bissau in Central Africa.
Greece ranks 48th out of 139 countries surveyed and 26th in Europe out of 36 countries. Worse than all the countries in the European Union, only surpasses Hungary, Moldova, Ukraine, most Balkan countries, and of course Belarus and Russia which are consistently in the last position in Europe.
Who published it?
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is published annually since 1995 by Transparency International, a German registered association founded in 1993 by former employees of the World Bank. Based in Berlin, Transparency International is a non-profit, non-governmental organization purposed to combat global corruption and prevent criminal activities arising from it.
Score Methodology
CPI ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be, determined by at least 3 data sources drawn from 13 different corruption surveys and assessments. These data sources are collected by a variety of institutions, including the World Bank and the World Economic Forum. CPI has received criticism over the years firstly due to the difficulty in measuring corruption, which, by definition, happens behind the scenes, and secondly, the need to rely on third-party surveys to compile the index. Note that one of those data sources is the WJP Rule of Law Index we examined previously.
The index ranks 180 countries and territories around the world and the results are given on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).
If you want to learn more about Transparency International you can visit their site https://www.transparency.org. You can read more about the scoring methodology here and, you can download the data CPI (2021) by Transparency International Note that the latest data available are from 2021.
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| Country / Territory | ISO3 | Region | CPI score 2021 | Rank | Standard error | Number of sources | Lower CI | Upper CI | African Development Bank CPIA | ... | Economist Intelligence Unit Country Ratings | Freedom House Nations in Transit | Global Insights Country Risk Ratings | IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook | PERC Asia Risk Guide | PRS International Country Risk Guide | Varieties of Democracy Project | World Bank CPIA | World Economic Forum EOS | World Justice Project Rule of Law Index | |
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| 0 | Denmark | DNK | WE/EU | 88 | 1 | 1.850507 | 8 | 84.95592 | 91.04408 | NaN | ... | 90.0 | NaN | 83 | 93.0 | NaN | 100.0 | 79.0 | NaN | 78.0 | 87.0 |
| 1 | Finland | FIN | WE/EU | 88 | 1 | 1.248280 | 8 | 85.94658 | 90.05342 | NaN | ... | 90.0 | NaN | 83 | 94.0 | NaN | 93.0 | 77.0 | NaN | 91.0 | 87.0 |
| 2 | New Zealand | NZL | AP | 88 | 1 | 1.427644 | 8 | 85.65153 | 90.34847 | NaN | ... | 90.0 | NaN | 83 | 91.0 | NaN | 93.0 | 78.0 | NaN | 85.0 | 83.0 |
| 3 | Norway | NOR | WE/EU | 85 | 4 | 1.072085 | 7 | 83.23642 | 86.76358 | NaN | ... | 90.0 | NaN | 83 | 81.0 | NaN | 85.0 | 78.0 | NaN | NaN | 87.0 |
| 4 | Singapore | SGP | AP | 85 | 4 | 1.159654 | 9 | 83.09237 | 86.90763 | NaN | ... | 90.0 | NaN | 83 | 87.0 | 91.0 | 85.0 | 78.0 | NaN | 91.0 | 84.0 |
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'Congo': ['Republic of Congo', 'Tonga'],
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'Czechia': ['Czech Republic'],
'Eswatini': ['Palestine', 'Swaziland'],
'Gambia': ['The Gambia', 'Guam'],
'Guinea Bissau': ['Guinea-Bissau', 'Nauru'],
'Korea, North': ['North Korea', 'South Korea'],
'Korea, South': ['South Korea', 'North Korea'],
'Laos': ['Lao PDR'],
'Maldives': [],
'Mauritius': ['Nauru', 'Saint-Martin'],
'Sao Tome and Principe': ['São Tomé and Principe', 'San Marino'],
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| Pos. | Country | CPI Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 88 |
| 1 | Finland | 88 |
| 1 | New Zealand | 88 |
| 4 | Norway | 85 |
| 4 | Singapore | 85 |
| 4 | Sweden | 85 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 84 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 82 |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 81 |
| 10 | Germany | 80 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 78 |
| 12 | Hong Kong | 76 |
| 13 | Canada | 74 |
| 13 | Iceland | 74 |
| 13 | Ireland | 74 |
| 13 | Estonia | 74 |
| 13 | Austria | 74 |
| 18 | Australia | 73 |
| 18 | Belgium | 73 |
| 18 | Japan | 73 |
| 18 | Uruguay | 73 |
| 22 | France | 71 |
| 23 | Seychelles | 70 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 69 |
| 25 | Bhutan | 68 |
| 25 | Taiwan | 68 |
| 27 | Chile | 67 |
| 27 | United States | 67 |
| 29 | Barbados | 65 |
| 30 | Bahamas | 64 |
| 31 | Qatar | 63 |
| 32 | South Korea | 62 |
| 32 | Portugal | 62 |
| 34 | Lithuania | 61 |
| 34 | Spain | 61 |
| 36 | Israel | 59 |
| 36 | Latvia | 59 |
| 36 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 59 |
| 39 | Cape Verde | 58 |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 58 |
| 41 | Slovenia | 57 |
| 42 | Italy | 56 |
| 42 | Poland | 56 |
| 42 | Saint Lucia | 56 |
| 45 | Botswana | 55 |
| 45 | Dominica | 55 |
| 45 | Fiji | 55 |
| 45 | Georgia | 55 |
| 49 | Czech Republic | 54 |
| 49 | Malta | 54 |
| 49 | Mauritius | 54 |
| 52 | Grenada | 53 |
| 52 | Cyprus | 53 |
| 52 | Rwanda | 53 |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 53 |
| 56 | Oman | 52 |
| 56 | Slovakia | 52 |
| 58 | Armenia | 49 |
| 58 | Greece | 49 |
| 58 | Jordan | 49 |
| 58 | Namibia | 49 |
| 62 | Malaysia | 48 |
| 63 | Croatia | 47 |
| 64 | Cuba | 46 |
| 64 | Montenegro | 46 |
| 66 | China | 45 |
| 66 | Romania | 45 |
| 66 | São Tomé and Principe | 45 |
| 66 | Vanuatu | 45 |
| 70 | Jamaica | 44 |
| 70 | South Africa | 44 |
| 70 | Tunisia | 44 |
| 73 | Ghana | 43 |
| 73 | Hungary | 43 |
| 73 | Kuwait | 43 |
| 73 | Senegal | 43 |
| 73 | Solomon Islands | 43 |
| 78 | Bahrain | 42 |
| 78 | Benin | 42 |
| 78 | Burkina Faso | 42 |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 42 |
| 82 | Timor-Leste | 41 |
| 82 | Belarus | 41 |
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41 |
| 85 | India | 40 |
| 85 | Maldives | 40 |
| 87 | Kosovo | 39 |
| 87 | Colombia | 39 |
| 87 | Ethiopia | 39 |
| 87 | Guyana | 39 |
| 87 | Morocco | 39 |
| 87 | North Macedonia | 39 |
| 87 | Suriname | 39 |
| 87 | Tanzania | 39 |
| 87 | Vietnam | 39 |
| 96 | Argentina | 38 |
| 96 | Brazil | 38 |
| 96 | Indonesia | 38 |
| 96 | Lesotho | 38 |
| 96 | Serbia | 38 |
| 96 | Turkey | 38 |
| 102 | The Gambia | 37 |
| 102 | Kazakhstan | 37 |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 37 |
| 105 | Côte d'Ivoire | 36 |
| 105 | Ecuador | 36 |
| 105 | Moldova | 36 |
| 105 | Panama | 36 |
| 105 | Peru | 36 |
| 110 | Albania | 35 |
| 110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35 |
| 110 | Malawi | 35 |
| 110 | Mongolia | 35 |
| 110 | Thailand | 35 |
| 115 | El Salvador | 34 |
| 115 | Sierra Leone | 34 |
| 117 | Egypt | 33 |
| 117 | Nepal | 33 |
| 117 | Philippines | 33 |
| 117 | Zambia | 33 |
| 117 | Algeria | 33 |
| 122 | Swaziland | 32 |
| 122 | Ukraine | 32 |
| 124 | Gabon | 31 |
| 124 | Mexico | 31 |
| 124 | Niger | 31 |
| 124 | Papua New Guinea | 31 |
| 128 | Azerbaijan | 30 |
| 128 | Bolivia | 30 |
| 128 | Djibouti | 30 |
| 128 | Dominican Republic | 30 |
| 128 | Lao PDR | 30 |
| 128 | Paraguay | 30 |
| 128 | Togo | 30 |
| 128 | Kenya | 30 |
| 136 | Angola | 29 |
| 136 | Liberia | 29 |
| 136 | Mali | 29 |
| 136 | Russia | 29 |
| 140 | Mauritania | 28 |
| 140 | Myanmar | 28 |
| 140 | Pakistan | 28 |
| 140 | Uzbekistan | 28 |
| 144 | Cameroon | 27 |
| 144 | Kyrgyzstan | 27 |
| 144 | Uganda | 27 |
| 147 | Bangladesh | 26 |
| 147 | Madagascar | 26 |
| 147 | Mozambique | 26 |
| 150 | Guatemala | 25 |
| 150 | Guinea | 25 |
| 150 | Iran | 25 |
| 150 | Tajikistan | 25 |
| 154 | Lebanon | 24 |
| 154 | Nigeria | 24 |
| 154 | Central African Republic | 24 |
| 157 | Cambodia | 23 |
| 157 | Honduras | 23 |
| 157 | Iraq | 23 |
| 157 | Zimbabwe | 23 |
| 161 | Eritrea | 22 |
| 162 | Republic of Congo | 21 |
| 162 | Guinea-Bissau | 21 |
| 164 | Chad | 20 |
| 164 | Comoros | 20 |
| 164 | Haiti | 20 |
| 164 | Nicaragua | 20 |
| 164 | Sudan | 20 |
| 169 | Burundi | 19 |
| 169 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 19 |
| 169 | Turkmenistan | 19 |
| 172 | Equatorial Guinea | 17 |
| 172 | Libya | 17 |
| 174 | Afghanistan | 16 |
| 174 | North Korea | 16 |
| 174 | Yemen | 16 |
| 177 | Venezuela | 14 |
| 178 | Somalia | 13 |
| 178 | Syria | 13 |
| 180 | South Sudan | 11 |
| Pos. | Country | CPI Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 88 |
| 1 | Finland | 88 |
| 3 | Norway | 85 |
| 3 | Sweden | 85 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 84 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 82 |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 81 |
| 8 | Germany | 80 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 78 |
| 11 | Austria | 74 |
| 11 | Estonia | 74 |
| 11 | Iceland | 74 |
| 11 | Ireland | 74 |
| 14 | Belgium | 73 |
| 15 | France | 71 |
| 16 | Portugal | 62 |
| 17 | Spain | 61 |
| 17 | Lithuania | 61 |
| 19 | Latvia | 59 |
| 20 | Slovenia | 57 |
| 21 | Italy | 56 |
| 21 | Poland | 56 |
| 23 | Czech Republic | 54 |
| 23 | Malta | 54 |
| 25 | Slovakia | 52 |
| 26 | Greece | 49 |
| 27 | Croatia | 47 |
| 28 | Montenegro | 46 |
| 29 | Romania | 45 |
| 30 | Hungary | 43 |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 42 |
| 32 | Belarus | 41 |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 39 |
| 34 | Serbia | 38 |
| 35 | Moldova | 36 |
| 36 | Albania | 35 |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35 |
| 38 | Ukraine | 32 |
| 39 | Russia | 29 |
The same 4 Nordic countries top the CPI index along with New Zealand and Singapore. The rest countries in the top ten are all European, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Germany. All countries have been ranked well in the previous indicators as well. Contrary to the indices examined above, the majority of Eastern European countries receive a medium to a low score. More than two-thirds of the 180 countries included in the CPI have a score under 50, with an average corruption score of just 43.
The same applies for the American continent. The only countries with a positive score are Canada and the USA in the North, Costa Rica in Central America and Chile, French Guinea, and Uruguay in the South. In the worst ranking are the African countries with Botswana receiving the best score (55) in 45th place.
Greece takes 58th place out of 180 countries worldwide and 26th place out of 39 European countries. As in previous indices, it is in a better position than most of the Balkan countries and the countries of the former Soviet Union. Nevertheless, it is below the rest of the European Union countries in its best rank so far.
Who published it?
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development. It was first developed by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq and later was used by the United Nations to measure a country's development. Nowadays it is compiled by the Human Development Report Office as part of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). UNDP is an agency tasked with helping countries achieve economic growth and human development with offices in 170 countries. You can read more in their site https://hdr.undp.org
Scoring Methodology
The HDI is the geometric mean of three normalized indices:
HDI does not take into account factors like inequalities, poverty, and human security. From 2010 Human Development report introduced an Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI). IHDI is based on a distribution-sensitive class of composite indices proposed by Foster, Lopez-Calva and Szekely (2005). The same three base indices (Life expectancy, Education and Income) are adjusted ("discounted") for inequalities on each country's population (coefficient of human inequality). The IHDI again is computed as a geometric mean of these inequality-adjusted indices. In this sense, HDI is the potential maximum level of human development that could achieved by each Country if there was no inquality.
Latest Human Development evaluates the development of 189 countries from 0 to 1 (1 = most developed). Inequality-adjusted HDI ranks 152 countries in the same scale.
You can find more information about the HDI index and its methodology here and IHDI here
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| Pos. | Country | HDI | IHDI | IHDI overall loss % | HDI rank difference | Coefficient of human inequality | Inequality in life expectancy % | Inequality-adjusted life expectancy index | Inequality in education % | Inequality-adjusted education index | Inequality in income % | Inequality-adjusted income index | |
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| 0 | 1 | Norway | 0.96 | 0.90 | 6.06 | 0.0 | 5.96 | 3.0 | 0.93 | 2.33 | 0.91 | 12.56 | 0.86 |
| 1 | 2 | Ireland | 0.96 | 0.88 | 7.33 | -3.0 | 7.22 | 3.4 | 0.93 | 3.29 | 0.89 | 14.98 | 0.84 |
| 2 | 2 | Switzerland | 0.96 | 0.89 | 6.91 | -1.0 | 6.75 | 3.5 | 0.95 | 1.83 | 0.88 | 14.93 | 0.84 |
| 3 | 4 | Hong Kong, China (SAR) | 0.95 | 0.82 | 13.17 | -17.0 | 12.63 | 2.5 | 0.97 | 9.80 | 0.79 | 25.60 | 0.72 |
| 4 | 4 | Iceland | 0.95 | 0.89 | 5.80 | 2.0 | 5.64 | 2.4 | 0.95 | 2.79 | 0.90 | 11.74 | 0.84 |
Similar country names: 23
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'Cabo Verde': ['Cape Verde', 'Macao'],
'Congo': ['Democratic Republic of the Congo', 'Republic of Congo'],
'Congo (Democratic Republic of the)': ['Democratic Republic of the Congo',
'Isle of Man'],
'Czechia': ['Czech Republic'],
'Eswatini (Kingdom of)': ['Democratic Republic of the Congo', 'Isle of Man'],
'Gambia': ['The Gambia', 'Guam'],
'Hong Kong, China (SAR)': ['Hong Kong'],
'Iran (Islamic Republic of)': ['Iran', 'Isle of Man'],
'Korea (Republic of)': ['Democratic Republic of the Congo', 'North Korea'],
"Lao People's Democratic Republic": ['Czech Republic', 'Republic of Congo'],
'Maldives': ['Moldova', 'Somalia'],
'Mauritius': ['Nauru', 'Saint-Martin'],
'Micronesia (Federated States of)': ['Federated States of Micronesia',
'Isle of Man'],
'Moldova (Republic of)': ['Moldova', 'Democratic Republic of the Congo'],
'Palestine, State of': ['Palestine', 'Democratic Republic of the Congo'],
'Russian Federation': ['Russia', 'Iran'],
'Sao Tome and Principe': ['São Tomé and Principe', 'San Marino'],
'Seychelles': [],
'Syrian Arab Republic': ['Syria', 'Democratic Republic of the Congo'],
'Tanzania (United Republic of)': ['Tanzania', 'Isle of Man'],
'Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)': ['Venezuela', 'Isle of Man'],
'Viet Nam': ['Vietnam']}
| Pos. | Country | HDI | IHDI | Coefficient of human inequality | Inequality-adjusted life expectancy index | Inequality-adjusted education index | Inequality-adjusted income index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 0.96 | 0.90 | 5.96 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| 2 | Ireland | 0.96 | 0.88 | 7.22 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.84 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 0.96 | 0.89 | 6.75 | 0.95 | 0.88 | 0.84 |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 0.95 | 0.82 | 12.63 | 0.97 | 0.79 | 0.72 |
| 4 | Iceland | 0.95 | 0.89 | 5.64 | 0.95 | 0.90 | 0.84 |
| 6 | Germany | 0.95 | 0.87 | 7.91 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.79 |
| 7 | Sweden | 0.94 | 0.88 | 6.52 | 0.94 | 0.88 | 0.83 |
| 8 | Australia | 0.94 | 0.87 | 7.90 | 0.94 | 0.90 | 0.77 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 0.94 | 0.88 | 6.90 | 0.93 | 0.86 | 0.84 |
| 10 | Denmark | 0.94 | 0.88 | 5.96 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.85 |
| 11 | Finland | 0.94 | 0.89 | 5.29 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.83 |
| 11 | Singapore | 0.94 | 0.81 | 12.83 | 0.95 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 0.93 | 0.86 | 7.95 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.77 |
| 14 | Belgium | 0.93 | 0.86 | 7.72 | 0.91 | 0.83 | 0.84 |
| 14 | New Zealand | 0.93 | 0.86 | 7.51 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.76 |
| 16 | Canada | 0.93 | 0.85 | 8.44 | 0.92 | 0.87 | 0.77 |
| 17 | United States | 0.93 | 0.81 | 12.07 | 0.85 | 0.88 | 0.71 |
| 18 | Austria | 0.92 | 0.86 | 6.91 | 0.91 | 0.84 | 0.82 |
| 19 | Israel | 0.92 | 0.81 | 10.88 | 0.94 | 0.83 | 0.69 |
| 19 | Japan | 0.92 | 0.84 | 8.07 | 0.97 | 0.81 | 0.76 |
| 19 | Liechtenstein | 0.92 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 | Slovenia | 0.92 | 0.88 | 4.57 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.82 |
| 23 | South Korea | 0.92 | 0.82 | 10.69 | 0.94 | 0.79 | 0.73 |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 0.92 | 0.83 | 9.56 | 0.93 | 0.76 | 0.81 |
| 25 | Spain | 0.90 | 0.78 | 13.11 | 0.95 | 0.69 | 0.73 |
| 26 | France | 0.90 | 0.82 | 8.93 | 0.93 | 0.74 | 0.80 |
| 27 | Czech Republic | 0.90 | 0.86 | 4.42 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.82 |
| 28 | Malta | 0.90 | 0.82 | 7.93 | 0.92 | 0.77 | 0.79 |
| 29 | Estonia | 0.89 | 0.83 | 6.89 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.76 |
| 29 | Italy | 0.89 | 0.78 | 11.82 | 0.95 | 0.71 | 0.72 |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 0.89 | - | - | 0.85 | 0.66 | - |
| 32 | Greece | 0.89 | 0.79 | 10.79 | 0.92 | 0.76 | 0.71 |
| 33 | Cyprus | 0.89 | 0.80 | 9.10 | 0.90 | 0.74 | 0.78 |
| 34 | Lithuania | 0.88 | 0.79 | 9.98 | 0.81 | 0.86 | 0.71 |
| 35 | Poland | 0.88 | 0.81 | 7.57 | 0.86 | 0.83 | 0.75 |
| 36 | Andorra | 0.87 | - | - | - | 0.65 | - |
| 37 | Latvia | 0.87 | 0.78 | 9.17 | 0.80 | 0.86 | 0.69 |
| 38 | Portugal | 0.86 | 0.76 | 11.80 | 0.92 | 0.65 | 0.73 |
| 39 | Slovakia | 0.86 | 0.81 | 6.08 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.77 |
| 40 | Hungary | 0.85 | 0.79 | 7.26 | 0.84 | 0.80 | 0.74 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 0.85 | - | - | 0.79 | 0.65 | - |
| 42 | Bahrain | 0.85 | - | - | 0.83 | 0.59 | - |
| 43 | Chile | 0.85 | 0.71 | 15.94 | 0.87 | 0.73 | 0.57 |
| 43 | Croatia | 0.85 | 0.78 | 7.88 | 0.86 | 0.77 | 0.73 |
| 45 | Qatar | 0.85 | - | - | 0.87 | 0.58 | - |
| 46 | Argentina | 0.84 | 0.73 | 13.24 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.61 |
| 47 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.84 | - | - | 0.79 | - | - |
| 48 | Montenegro | 0.83 | 0.75 | 9.45 | 0.84 | 0.74 | 0.67 |
| 49 | Romania | 0.83 | 0.73 | 11.45 | 0.81 | 0.72 | 0.66 |
| 50 | Palau | 0.83 | - | - | - | 0.84 | - |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 0.82 | 0.77 | 7.07 | 0.76 | 0.80 | 0.74 |
| 52 | Russia | 0.82 | 0.74 | 10.02 | 0.75 | 0.79 | 0.68 |
| 53 | Belarus | 0.82 | 0.77 | 6.30 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.70 |
| 54 | Turkey | 0.82 | 0.68 | 16.53 | 0.81 | 0.61 | 0.64 |
| 55 | Uruguay | 0.82 | 0.71 | 12.59 | 0.82 | 0.72 | 0.61 |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 0.82 | 0.72 | 11.33 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.64 |
| 57 | Panama | 0.82 | 0.64 | 20.09 | 0.79 | 0.62 | 0.54 |
| 58 | Bahamas | 0.81 | - | - | 0.77 | 0.69 | - |
| 58 | Barbados | 0.81 | 0.68 | 15.93 | 0.83 | 0.74 | 0.50 |
| 60 | Oman | 0.81 | 0.71 | 12.92 | 0.83 | 0.63 | 0.67 |
| 61 | Georgia | 0.81 | 0.72 | 11.52 | 0.76 | 0.83 | 0.58 |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 0.81 | 0.66 | 17.54 | 0.86 | 0.64 | 0.52 |
| 62 | Malaysia | 0.81 | - | - | 0.81 | 0.64 | - |
| 64 | Kuwait | 0.81 | - | - | 0.80 | 0.50 | - |
| 64 | Serbia | 0.81 | 0.70 | 12.11 | 0.82 | 0.72 | 0.59 |
| 66 | Mauritius | 0.80 | 0.69 | 13.60 | 0.77 | 0.64 | 0.68 |
| 67 | Seychelles | 0.80 | 0.67 | 15.19 | 0.74 | 0.68 | 0.60 |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.80 | - | - | 0.70 | - | - |
| 69 | Albania | 0.80 | 0.71 | 10.89 | 0.84 | 0.65 | 0.65 |
| 70 | Cuba | 0.78 | - | - | 0.86 | 0.73 | - |
| 70 | Iran | 0.78 | 0.69 | 11.30 | 0.79 | 0.72 | 0.59 |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 0.78 | 0.67 | 13.79 | 0.82 | 0.66 | 0.57 |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.78 | 0.67 | 14.20 | 0.84 | 0.59 | 0.60 |
| 74 | Grenada | 0.78 | - | - | 0.72 | - | - |
| 74 | Mexico | 0.78 | 0.61 | 20.76 | 0.76 | 0.57 | 0.53 |
| 74 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.78 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 74 | Ukraine | 0.78 | 0.73 | 6.50 | 0.74 | 0.77 | 0.68 |
| 78 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.78 | - | - | 0.83 | - | - |
| 79 | Peru | 0.78 | 0.63 | 18.78 | 0.78 | 0.61 | 0.52 |
| 79 | Thailand | 0.78 | 0.65 | 16.67 | 0.81 | 0.56 | 0.60 |
| 81 | Armenia | 0.78 | 0.70 | 9.67 | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.62 |
| 82 | North Macedonia | 0.77 | 0.68 | 11.81 | 0.79 | 0.65 | 0.62 |
| 83 | Colombia | 0.77 | 0.60 | 21.61 | 0.79 | 0.56 | 0.48 |
| 84 | Brazil | 0.76 | 0.57 | 24.35 | 0.77 | 0.55 | 0.44 |
| 85 | China | 0.76 | 0.64 | 15.67 | 0.81 | 0.58 | 0.56 |
| 86 | Ecuador | 0.76 | 0.62 | 18.43 | 0.78 | 0.60 | 0.50 |
| 86 | Saint Lucia | 0.76 | 0.63 | 16.87 | 0.77 | 0.59 | 0.55 |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 0.76 | 0.68 | 9.37 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.68 |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 0.76 | 0.60 | 21.07 | 0.69 | 0.56 | 0.54 |
| 90 | Moldova | 0.75 | 0.67 | 10.30 | 0.72 | 0.66 | 0.64 |
| 91 | Algeria | 0.75 | 0.60 | 19.73 | 0.75 | 0.45 | 0.63 |
| 92 | Lebanon | 0.74 | - | - | 0.84 | 0.57 | - |
| 93 | Fiji | 0.74 | - | - | 0.62 | - | - |
| 94 | Dominica | 0.74 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 95 | Maldives | 0.74 | 0.58 | 20.38 | 0.85 | 0.41 | 0.58 |
| 95 | Tunisia | 0.74 | 0.60 | 18.86 | 0.79 | 0.46 | 0.58 |
| 97 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.74 | - | - | 0.72 | - | - |
| 97 | Suriname | 0.74 | 0.54 | 25.95 | 0.69 | 0.55 | 0.40 |
| 99 | Mongolia | 0.74 | 0.63 | 13.98 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.59 |
| 100 | Botswana | 0.74 | - | - | 0.61 | 0.52 | - |
| 101 | Jamaica | 0.73 | 0.61 | 15.87 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.47 |
| 102 | Jordan | 0.73 | 0.62 | 14.64 | 0.75 | 0.56 | 0.57 |
| 103 | Paraguay | 0.73 | 0.56 | 22.77 | 0.72 | 0.53 | 0.45 |
| 104 | Tonga | 0.72 | - | - | 0.70 | 0.74 | - |
| 105 | Libya | 0.72 | - | - | 0.74 | - | - |
| 106 | Uzbekistan | 0.72 | - | - | 0.69 | 0.72 | - |
| 107 | Bolivia | 0.72 | 0.55 | 23.75 | 0.61 | 0.57 | 0.46 |
| 107 | Indonesia | 0.72 | 0.59 | 17.73 | 0.69 | 0.55 | 0.55 |
| 107 | Philippines | 0.72 | 0.59 | 17.83 | 0.67 | 0.61 | 0.50 |
| 110 | Belize | 0.72 | 0.55 | 21.63 | 0.75 | 0.58 | 0.39 |
| 111 | Samoa | 0.72 | - | - | 0.74 | 0.68 | - |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 0.72 | 0.59 | 17.52 | 0.57 | 0.63 | 0.56 |
| 113 | Venezuela | 0.71 | 0.59 | 17.03 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.48 |
| 114 | South Africa | 0.71 | 0.47 | 31.16 | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.31 |
| 115 | Palestine | 0.71 | 0.61 | 13.40 | 0.73 | 0.60 | 0.52 |
| 116 | Egypt | 0.71 | 0.50 | 28.73 | 0.71 | 0.38 | 0.45 |
| 117 | Marshall Islands | 0.70 | - | - | - | 0.68 | - |
| 117 | Vietnam | 0.70 | 0.59 | 16.54 | 0.74 | 0.52 | 0.53 |
| 119 | Gabon | 0.70 | 0.54 | 22.50 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.59 |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.70 | 0.63 | 9.50 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.51 |
| 121 | Morocco | 0.69 | - | - | 0.76 | - | - |
| 122 | Guyana | 0.68 | 0.56 | 18.27 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.51 |
| 123 | Iraq | 0.67 | 0.54 | 19.43 | 0.65 | 0.39 | 0.62 |
| 124 | El Salvador | 0.67 | 0.53 | 21.14 | 0.72 | 0.39 | 0.52 |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 0.67 | 0.58 | 12.41 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.47 |
| 126 | Cape Verde | 0.66 | - | - | 0.72 | 0.43 | - |
| 127 | Guatemala | 0.66 | 0.48 | 26.93 | 0.71 | 0.36 | 0.43 |
| 128 | Nicaragua | 0.66 | 0.50 | 23.16 | 0.73 | 0.43 | 0.42 |
| 129 | Bhutan | 0.65 | 0.48 | 26.27 | 0.66 | 0.29 | 0.57 |
| 130 | Namibia | 0.65 | 0.42 | 33.57 | 0.52 | 0.44 | 0.32 |
| 131 | India | 0.64 | 0.48 | 25.73 | 0.61 | 0.34 | 0.52 |
| 132 | Honduras | 0.63 | 0.47 | 24.82 | 0.74 | 0.38 | 0.37 |
| 133 | Bangladesh | 0.63 | 0.48 | 23.72 | 0.67 | 0.33 | 0.49 |
| 134 | Kiribati | 0.63 | 0.52 | 17.90 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 135 | São Tomé and Principe | 0.62 | 0.52 | 16.73 | 0.64 | 0.46 | 0.47 |
| 136 | Federated States of Micronesia | 0.62 | - | - | 0.62 | - | 0.41 |
| 137 | Lao PDR | 0.61 | 0.46 | 24.73 | 0.57 | 0.33 | 0.52 |
| 138 | Eswatini (Kingdom of) | 0.61 | 0.43 | 29.03 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.41 |
| 138 | Ghana | 0.61 | 0.44 | 27.81 | 0.51 | 0.37 | 0.45 |
| 140 | Vanuatu | 0.61 | - | - | 0.66 | - | 0.42 |
| 141 | Timor-Leste | 0.61 | 0.44 | 26.73 | 0.60 | 0.28 | 0.50 |
| 142 | Nepal | 0.60 | 0.45 | 24.90 | 0.64 | 0.31 | 0.45 |
| 143 | Kenya | 0.60 | 0.44 | 26.17 | 0.56 | 0.41 | 0.38 |
| 144 | Cambodia | 0.59 | 0.48 | 19.90 | 0.63 | 0.35 | 0.49 |
| 145 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.59 | - | - | 0.39 | - | - |
| 146 | Zambia | 0.58 | 0.40 | 30.59 | 0.50 | 0.44 | 0.29 |
| 147 | Myanmar | 0.58 | - | - | 0.56 | 0.34 | - |
| 148 | Angola | 0.58 | 0.40 | 31.73 | 0.43 | 0.33 | 0.44 |
| 149 | Republic of Congo | 0.57 | 0.43 | 24.90 | 0.53 | 0.43 | 0.35 |
| 150 | Zimbabwe | 0.57 | 0.44 | 22.52 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.35 |
| 151 | Solomon Islands | 0.57 | - | - | 0.72 | - | 0.38 |
| 151 | Syria | 0.57 | - | - | 0.71 | - | - |
| 153 | Cameroon | 0.56 | 0.38 | 33.40 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.35 |
| 154 | Pakistan | 0.56 | 0.38 | 30.21 | 0.51 | 0.23 | 0.49 |
| 155 | Papua New Guinea | 0.56 | 0.39 | 29.55 | 0.52 | 0.28 | 0.40 |
| 156 | Comoros | 0.55 | 0.30 | 44.17 | 0.48 | 0.25 | 0.23 |
| 157 | Mauritania | 0.55 | 0.37 | 31.80 | 0.48 | 0.23 | 0.45 |
| 158 | Benin | 0.55 | 0.34 | 36.87 | 0.42 | 0.27 | 0.36 |
| 159 | Uganda | 0.54 | 0.40 | 26.68 | 0.49 | 0.38 | 0.35 |
| 160 | Rwanda | 0.54 | 0.39 | 28.40 | 0.61 | 0.32 | 0.29 |
| 161 | Nigeria | 0.54 | 0.35 | 35.19 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.42 |
| 162 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.54 | 0.35 | 35.32 | 0.39 | 0.25 | 0.43 |
| 163 | Tanzania | 0.53 | 0.40 | 24.90 | 0.52 | 0.31 | 0.38 |
| 164 | Madagascar | 0.53 | 0.39 | 26.00 | 0.57 | 0.34 | 0.30 |
| 165 | Lesotho | 0.53 | 0.38 | 27.41 | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.37 |
| 166 | Djibouti | 0.52 | - | - | 0.56 | - | 0.44 |
| 167 | Togo | 0.52 | 0.35 | 31.69 | 0.44 | 0.32 | 0.31 |
| 168 | Senegal | 0.51 | 0.35 | 31.15 | 0.58 | 0.18 | 0.39 |
| 169 | Afghanistan | 0.51 | - | - | 0.49 | 0.23 | - |
| 170 | Haiti | 0.51 | 0.30 | 39.98 | 0.46 | 0.29 | 0.21 |
| 170 | Sudan | 0.51 | 0.33 | 34.30 | 0.51 | 0.20 | 0.37 |
| 172 | The Gambia | 0.50 | 0.34 | 31.21 | 0.46 | 0.21 | 0.38 |
| 173 | Ethiopia | 0.48 | 0.35 | 27.25 | 0.54 | 0.19 | 0.40 |
| 174 | Malawi | 0.48 | 0.34 | 28.63 | 0.51 | 0.34 | 0.24 |
| 175 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.48 | 0.34 | 30.17 | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.26 |
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.48 | 0.30 | 37.37 | 0.40 | 0.24 | 0.28 |
| 175 | Liberia | 0.48 | 0.32 | 31.80 | 0.48 | 0.24 | 0.30 |
| 178 | Guinea | 0.48 | 0.31 | 33.09 | 0.44 | 0.18 | 0.39 |
| 179 | Yemen | 0.47 | 0.32 | 30.87 | 0.53 | 0.19 | 0.33 |
| 180 | Eritrea | 0.46 | - | - | 0.56 | - | - |
| 181 | Mozambique | 0.46 | 0.32 | 30.67 | 0.44 | 0.26 | 0.27 |
| 182 | Burkina Faso | 0.45 | 0.32 | 29.50 | 0.43 | 0.19 | 0.38 |
| 182 | Sierra Leone | 0.45 | 0.29 | 34.55 | 0.33 | 0.22 | 0.35 |
| 184 | Mali | 0.43 | 0.29 | 32.37 | 0.38 | 0.16 | 0.39 |
| 185 | Burundi | 0.43 | 0.30 | 29.63 | 0.46 | 0.25 | 0.24 |
| 185 | South Sudan | 0.43 | 0.28 | 36.03 | 0.37 | 0.19 | 0.31 |
| 187 | Chad | 0.40 | 0.25 | 37.43 | 0.31 | 0.16 | 0.30 |
| 188 | Central African Republic | 0.40 | 0.23 | 41.27 | 0.31 | 0.23 | 0.18 |
| 189 | Niger | 0.39 | 0.28 | 27.43 | 0.45 | 0.16 | 0.31 |
| Pos. | Country | HDI | IHDI | Coefficient of human inequality | Inequality-adjusted life expectancy index | Inequality-adjusted education index | Inequality-adjusted income index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Norway | 0.96 | 0.90 | 5.96 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
| 2 | Ireland | 0.96 | 0.88 | 7.22 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.84 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 0.96 | 0.89 | 6.75 | 0.95 | 0.88 | 0.84 |
| 4 | Iceland | 0.95 | 0.89 | 5.64 | 0.95 | 0.90 | 0.84 |
| 4 | Germany | 0.95 | 0.87 | 7.91 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.79 |
| 7 | Sweden | 0.94 | 0.88 | 6.52 | 0.94 | 0.88 | 0.83 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 0.94 | 0.88 | 6.90 | 0.93 | 0.86 | 0.84 |
| 7 | Denmark | 0.94 | 0.88 | 5.96 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.85 |
| 7 | Finland | 0.94 | 0.89 | 5.29 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.83 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 0.93 | 0.86 | 7.95 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.77 |
| 10 | Belgium | 0.93 | 0.86 | 7.72 | 0.91 | 0.83 | 0.84 |
| 13 | Austria | 0.92 | 0.86 | 6.91 | 0.91 | 0.84 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Liechtenstein | 0.92 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Slovenia | 0.92 | 0.88 | 4.57 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 0.92 | 0.83 | 9.56 | 0.93 | 0.76 | 0.81 |
| 17 | Spain | 0.90 | 0.78 | 13.11 | 0.95 | 0.69 | 0.73 |
| 17 | France | 0.90 | 0.82 | 8.93 | 0.93 | 0.74 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Czech Republic | 0.90 | 0.86 | 4.42 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.82 |
| 17 | Malta | 0.90 | 0.82 | 7.93 | 0.92 | 0.77 | 0.79 |
| 21 | Estonia | 0.89 | 0.83 | 6.89 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.76 |
| 21 | Italy | 0.89 | 0.78 | 11.82 | 0.95 | 0.71 | 0.72 |
| 21 | Greece | 0.89 | 0.79 | 10.79 | 0.92 | 0.76 | 0.71 |
| 23 | Lithuania | 0.88 | 0.79 | 9.98 | 0.81 | 0.86 | 0.71 |
| 23 | Poland | 0.88 | 0.81 | 7.57 | 0.86 | 0.83 | 0.75 |
| 25 | Andorra | 0.87 | - | - | - | 0.65 | - |
| 25 | Latvia | 0.87 | 0.78 | 9.17 | 0.80 | 0.86 | 0.69 |
| 27 | Portugal | 0.86 | 0.76 | 11.80 | 0.92 | 0.65 | 0.73 |
| 27 | Slovakia | 0.86 | 0.81 | 6.08 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.77 |
| 29 | Hungary | 0.85 | 0.79 | 7.26 | 0.84 | 0.80 | 0.74 |
| 29 | Croatia | 0.85 | 0.78 | 7.88 | 0.86 | 0.77 | 0.73 |
| 31 | Montenegro | 0.83 | 0.75 | 9.45 | 0.84 | 0.74 | 0.67 |
| 31 | Romania | 0.83 | 0.73 | 11.45 | 0.81 | 0.72 | 0.66 |
| 34 | Russia | 0.82 | 0.74 | 10.02 | 0.75 | 0.79 | 0.68 |
| 34 | Belarus | 0.82 | 0.77 | 6.30 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.70 |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 0.82 | 0.72 | 11.33 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.64 |
| 36 | Serbia | 0.81 | 0.70 | 12.11 | 0.82 | 0.72 | 0.59 |
| 37 | Albania | 0.80 | 0.71 | 10.89 | 0.84 | 0.65 | 0.65 |
| 38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.78 | 0.67 | 14.20 | 0.84 | 0.59 | 0.60 |
| 38 | Ukraine | 0.78 | 0.73 | 6.50 | 0.74 | 0.77 | 0.68 |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 0.77 | 0.68 | 11.81 | 0.79 | 0.65 | 0.62 |
| 41 | Moldova | 0.75 | 0.67 | 10.30 | 0.72 | 0.66 | 0.64 |
172 from 189 countries score at least 0.5 in the Human Development Index with most low ranking countries located in Africa. Inequality-adjusted Index primarily affects the central and latin american countries and drops even lower the African contintent. Top 10 again consists mostly by european countries. Also countries and territories such as Hong Kong, Singapore, United States and Israel despite their high score, are highly affected by their inequalities.
Greece ranks in 32th place worldwide and 22th place in Europe on Human Development Index. Due to high inequalities (coefficient of 10.79) loses 0.1 on the IHDI. It's also worth noting that is above countries like Italy and Portugal in the inequality-adjusted index.
Below are 4 scatterplots presenting the correlation of Human Development Index and Inequality-adjusted Index with the other indices.
| Country | Regions | Population | Press | Freedom | Law | CPI | HDI | IHDI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 3639453 | 56.41 | 67.0 | 0.491574 | 35.0 | 0.80 | 0.71 |
| 1 | Czech Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 10211904 | 80.54 | 91.0 | 0.728169 | 54.0 | 0.90 | 0.86 |
| 2 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 8210281 | 76.74 | 93.0 | 0.812422 | 74.0 | 0.92 | 0.86 |
| 3 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 10414336 | 78.86 | 96.0 | 0.791767 | 73.0 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 7204687 | 59.12 | 79.0 | 0.541395 | 42.0 | 0.82 | 0.72 |
Press freedom and Human development: While most african and southern asian countries ranked consistently low on Human Development Index, the most developed countries appear to have a somewhat positive correlation with Press Freedom.
Freedom in the World and Human development: The most developed countries enjoy better conditions in regard to political rights and civil liberties with a notable positive correlation.
Rule of Law and human development: Among the 4 indices human development seems to be most correlated with how rule of law is experienced and perceived in each country.
Corruption and human development: The most developed countries seem to experience the least corruption.
Also inequality-adjusted human development index, except for the lower scores seems that does not change the correlation with the 4 other indices.
PCA is a dimensionality reduction technique, part of unsupervised machine learning. We could create a composite index by simply taking the average of the five indices for each country but that would assume that each index contributes the same to the final score. By applying PCA the new index will be a linear combination of the 5 indices. The coefficients (or loadings) of each index will be calculated in an attempt to maximize the variance in the data (explainability of each dimension).
I will use two classes from the sklearn library:
PCA(n_components=1)In a Jupyter environment, please rerun this cell to show the HTML representation or trust the notebook.
PCA(n_components=1)
'Explaind variance from one principal component:0.77'
Loading (coefficient) for each index:
{'Press': 0.40845732843607085,
'Freedom': 0.451039954125099,
'Law': 0.4903204027127532,
'CPI': 0.46966586390126036,
'HDI': 0.4107620352456917}
(-3.355239503249041, 4.256579933962062)
NOTE: If we use PCA's transform method to calculate the new index, the new data will have a range from -3.36 to 4.019. Instead we will use a weighted average with weights being the coefficients calculated from PCA.
Index(['Country', 'Regions', 'Population', 'Press', 'Freedom', 'Law', 'CPI',
'HDI', 'IHDI', 'Combined Index'],
dtype='object')
| Pos. | Country | Combined Index | Press Freedom Index | Freedom in the World Index | Rule of Law Index | Corruption Perceptions Index | Human Development Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 92.54 | 92.65 | 100.00 | 0.90 | 85.00 | 0.96 |
| 2 | Denmark | 91.77 | 90.27 | 97.00 | 0.90 | 88.00 | 0.94 |
| 3 | Finland | 91.56 | 88.42 | 100.00 | 0.88 | 88.00 | 0.94 |
| 4 | Sweden | 90.65 | 88.84 | 100.00 | 0.86 | 85.00 | 0.94 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 89.25 | 83.54 | 99.00 | 0.83 | 88.00 | 0.93 |
| 6 | Germany | 86.84 | 82.04 | 94.00 | 0.84 | 80.00 | 0.95 |
| 7 | Ireland | 86.83 | 88.30 | 97.00 | 0.81 | 74.00 | 0.96 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 86.79 | 77.93 | 97.00 | 0.83 | 82.00 | 0.94 |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 86.43 | 79.81 | 97.00 | 0.83 | 81.00 | 0.92 |
| 10 | Canada | 85.08 | 81.74 | 98.00 | 0.80 | 74.00 | 0.93 |
| 11 | Estonia | 84.99 | 88.83 | 94.00 | 0.81 | 74.00 | 0.89 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 84.04 | 78.71 | 93.00 | 0.79 | 78.00 | 0.93 |
| 13 | Belgium | 83.77 | 78.86 | 96.00 | 0.79 | 73.00 | 0.93 |
| 14 | Austria | 83.25 | 76.74 | 93.00 | 0.81 | 74.00 | 0.92 |
| 15 | Australia | 82.85 | 73.77 | 95.00 | 0.79 | 73.00 | 0.94 |
| 16 | Japan | 80.80 | 64.37 | 96.00 | 0.79 | 73.00 | 0.92 |
| 17 | France | 79.76 | 78.53 | 89.00 | 0.72 | 71.00 | 0.90 |
| 18 | Portugal | 79.44 | 87.07 | 95.00 | 0.70 | 62.00 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Lithuania | 78.99 | 84.14 | 89.00 | 0.75 | 61.00 | 0.88 |
| 20 | Uruguay | 78.98 | 72.03 | 97.00 | 0.71 | 73.00 | 0.82 |
| 21 | Spain | 77.70 | 76.71 | 90.00 | 0.73 | 61.00 | 0.90 |
| 22 | Czech Republic | 77.11 | 80.54 | 91.00 | 0.73 | 54.00 | 0.90 |
| 23 | United States | 76.62 | 72.74 | 83.00 | 0.69 | 67.00 | 0.93 |
| 24 | Latvia | 76.45 | 79.17 | 88.00 | 0.71 | 59.00 | 0.87 |
| 25 | South Korea | 76.16 | 72.11 | 83.00 | 0.74 | 62.00 | 0.92 |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 76.16 | 85.92 | 91.00 | 0.68 | 58.00 | 0.81 |
| 27 | Slovenia | 74.71 | 68.54 | 90.00 | 0.68 | 57.00 | 0.92 |
| 28 | Chile | 74.47 | 60.61 | 94.00 | 0.66 | 67.00 | 0.85 |
| 29 | Slovakia | 73.93 | 78.37 | 90.00 | 0.66 | 52.00 | 0.86 |
| 30 | Cyprus | 73.46 | 65.97 | 93.00 | 0.68 | 53.00 | 0.89 |
| 31 | Italy | 73.36 | 68.16 | 90.00 | 0.66 | 56.00 | 0.89 |
| 32 | Malta | 72.19 | 61.55 | 89.00 | 0.68 | 54.00 | 0.90 |
| 33 | Poland | 70.50 | 65.64 | 81.00 | 0.64 | 56.00 | 0.88 |
| 34 | Singapore | 69.99 | 44.23 | 47.00 | 0.78 | 85.00 | 0.94 |
| 35 | Croatia | 69.01 | 70.42 | 85.00 | 0.61 | 47.00 | 0.85 |
| 36 | Romania | 67.88 | 68.46 | 83.00 | 0.63 | 45.00 | 0.83 |
| 37 | Greece | 67.83 | 55.52 | 87.00 | 0.61 | 49.00 | 0.89 |
| 38 | Argentina | 66.89 | 77.28 | 84.00 | 0.56 | 38.00 | 0.84 |
| 39 | Jamaica | 66.71 | 83.35 | 80.00 | 0.57 | 44.00 | 0.73 |
| 40 | Namibia | 66.44 | 81.84 | 77.00 | 0.62 | 49.00 | 0.65 |
| 41 | Hong Kong | 66.27 | 41.64 | 43.00 | 0.75 | 76.00 | 0.95 |
| 42 | Trinidad and Tobago | 66.11 | 78.68 | 82.00 | 0.53 | 41.00 | 0.80 |
| 43 | South Africa | 65.00 | 75.56 | 79.00 | 0.58 | 44.00 | 0.71 |
| 44 | Botswana | 63.48 | 58.49 | 72.00 | 0.59 | 55.00 | 0.74 |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 62.65 | 59.12 | 79.00 | 0.54 | 42.00 | 0.82 |
| 46 | Georgia | 62.40 | 59.30 | 58.00 | 0.61 | 55.00 | 0.81 |
| 47 | Panama | 62.36 | 62.78 | 83.00 | 0.52 | 36.00 | 0.82 |
| 48 | Suriname | 61.25 | 68.95 | 79.00 | 0.49 | 39.00 | 0.74 |
| 49 | Hungary | 61.06 | 59.80 | 69.00 | 0.52 | 43.00 | 0.85 |
| 50 | Ghana | 60.99 | 67.43 | 80.00 | 0.55 | 43.00 | 0.61 |
| 51 | Mongolia | 60.79 | 59.17 | 84.00 | 0.54 | 35.00 | 0.74 |
| 52 | Guyana | 60.48 | 76.41 | 73.00 | 0.50 | 39.00 | 0.68 |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 60.16 | 68.44 | 67.00 | 0.53 | 39.00 | 0.77 |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 58.66 | 76.90 | 68.00 | 0.48 | 30.00 | 0.76 |
| 55 | Moldova | 58.64 | 73.47 | 62.00 | 0.51 | 36.00 | 0.75 |
| 56 | Peru | 58.57 | 61.75 | 72.00 | 0.49 | 36.00 | 0.78 |
| 57 | Ecuador | 58.43 | 64.61 | 71.00 | 0.48 | 36.00 | 0.76 |
| 58 | Tunisia | 58.17 | 58.49 | 64.00 | 0.53 | 44.00 | 0.74 |
| 59 | Brazil | 57.90 | 55.36 | 73.00 | 0.50 | 38.00 | 0.76 |
| 60 | Serbia | 57.58 | 61.51 | 62.00 | 0.49 | 38.00 | 0.81 |
| 61 | Malaysia | 57.22 | 51.55 | 50.00 | 0.57 | 48.00 | 0.81 |
| 62 | Albania | 56.79 | 56.41 | 67.00 | 0.49 | 35.00 | 0.80 |
| 63 | United Arab Emirates | 56.56 | 44.46 | 17.00 | 0.64 | 69.00 | 0.89 |
| 64 | Senegal | 55.93 | 63.07 | 68.00 | 0.55 | 43.00 | 0.51 |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55.82 | 65.64 | 53.00 | 0.52 | 35.00 | 0.78 |
| 66 | Ukraine | 54.86 | 55.76 | 61.00 | 0.51 | 32.00 | 0.78 |
| 67 | Paraguay | 54.06 | 58.36 | 65.00 | 0.48 | 30.00 | 0.73 |
| 68 | Colombia | 53.87 | 42.43 | 64.00 | 0.49 | 39.00 | 0.77 |
| 69 | Indonesia | 53.71 | 49.27 | 59.00 | 0.52 | 38.00 | 0.72 |
| 70 | Nepal | 52.43 | 62.67 | 57.00 | 0.52 | 33.00 | 0.60 |
| 71 | Burkina Faso | 52.33 | 73.12 | 53.00 | 0.50 | 42.00 | 0.45 |
| 72 | Malawi | 52.31 | 61.40 | 66.00 | 0.52 | 35.00 | 0.48 |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 52.04 | 42.13 | 55.00 | 0.50 | 37.00 | 0.78 |
| 74 | India | 52.04 | 41.00 | 66.00 | 0.50 | 40.00 | 0.64 |
| 75 | El Salvador | 51.83 | 54.09 | 59.00 | 0.48 | 34.00 | 0.67 |
| 76 | Jordan | 51.44 | 48.66 | 33.00 | 0.55 | 49.00 | 0.73 |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 51.35 | 71.03 | 65.00 | 0.44 | 34.00 | 0.45 |
| 78 | Mexico | 51.15 | 47.57 | 60.00 | 0.43 | 31.00 | 0.78 |
| 79 | Côte d'Ivoire | 50.90 | 74.46 | 49.00 | 0.45 | 36.00 | 0.54 |
| 80 | Benin | 50.44 | 48.39 | 59.00 | 0.49 | 42.00 | 0.55 |
| 81 | Bolivia | 50.14 | 47.58 | 66.00 | 0.39 | 30.00 | 0.72 |
| 82 | The Gambia | 49.91 | 69.25 | 47.00 | 0.49 | 37.00 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Philippines | 49.13 | 41.84 | 55.00 | 0.46 | 33.00 | 0.72 |
| 84 | Kenya | 48.67 | 64.59 | 48.00 | 0.44 | 30.00 | 0.60 |
| 85 | Liberia | 48.28 | 62.77 | 60.00 | 0.44 | 29.00 | 0.48 |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 47.93 | 48.28 | 23.00 | 0.52 | 37.00 | 0.82 |
| 87 | Zambia | 47.84 | 55.40 | 51.00 | 0.44 | 33.00 | 0.58 |
| 88 | Madagascar | 47.82 | 58.02 | 61.00 | 0.44 | 26.00 | 0.53 |
| 89 | Thailand | 47.69 | 50.15 | 29.00 | 0.50 | 35.00 | 0.78 |
| 90 | Rwanda | 47.47 | 45.18 | 22.00 | 0.62 | 53.00 | 0.54 |
| 91 | Morocco | 47.43 | 45.42 | 37.00 | 0.49 | 39.00 | 0.69 |
| 92 | Algeria | 46.39 | 45.53 | 32.00 | 0.49 | 33.00 | 0.75 |
| 93 | Turkey | 46.33 | 41.25 | 32.00 | 0.42 | 38.00 | 0.82 |
| 94 | Guatemala | 46.26 | 47.94 | 51.00 | 0.44 | 25.00 | 0.66 |
| 95 | Niger | 46.14 | 67.80 | 51.00 | 0.44 | 31.00 | 0.39 |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 46.06 | 64.25 | 27.00 | 0.47 | 27.00 | 0.70 |
| 97 | Lebanon | 45.61 | 46.58 | 42.00 | 0.45 | 24.00 | 0.74 |
| 98 | Togo | 44.85 | 57.17 | 42.00 | 0.45 | 30.00 | 0.52 |
| 99 | Tanzania | 43.92 | 48.28 | 34.00 | 0.47 | 39.00 | 0.53 |
| 100 | Belarus | 43.07 | 39.62 | 8.00 | 0.48 | 41.00 | 0.82 |
| 101 | Angola | 42.73 | 57.17 | 30.00 | 0.43 | 29.00 | 0.58 |
| 102 | Russia | 42.32 | 38.82 | 19.00 | 0.46 | 29.00 | 0.82 |
| 103 | Mauritania | 41.77 | 58.10 | 35.00 | 0.36 | 28.00 | 0.55 |
| 104 | Nigeria | 41.33 | 46.79 | 43.00 | 0.41 | 24.00 | 0.54 |
| 105 | Guinea | 41.02 | 59.82 | 34.00 | 0.41 | 25.00 | 0.48 |
| 106 | Honduras | 40.94 | 34.61 | 47.00 | 0.39 | 23.00 | 0.63 |
| 107 | Mozambique | 40.61 | 49.89 | 43.00 | 0.40 | 26.00 | 0.46 |
| 108 | Uzbekistan | 40.55 | 45.74 | 11.00 | 0.49 | 28.00 | 0.72 |
| 109 | Vietnam | 40.48 | 26.11 | 19.00 | 0.49 | 39.00 | 0.70 |
| 110 | Bangladesh | 40.40 | 36.63 | 39.00 | 0.40 | 26.00 | 0.63 |
| 111 | Haiti | 40.38 | 64.55 | 33.00 | 0.38 | 20.00 | 0.51 |
| 112 | China | 40.23 | 25.17 | 9.00 | 0.47 | 45.00 | 0.76 |
| 113 | Ethiopia | 39.91 | 50.53 | 23.00 | 0.41 | 39.00 | 0.48 |
| 114 | Mali | 39.85 | 54.48 | 32.00 | 0.43 | 29.00 | 0.43 |
| 115 | Uganda | 39.65 | 46.35 | 34.00 | 0.39 | 27.00 | 0.54 |
| 116 | Pakistan | 39.15 | 37.99 | 37.00 | 0.39 | 28.00 | 0.56 |
| 117 | Republic of Congo | 38.29 | 58.64 | 17.00 | 0.42 | 21.00 | 0.57 |
| 118 | Zimbabwe | 37.88 | 44.94 | 28.00 | 0.39 | 23.00 | 0.57 |
| 119 | Egypt | 36.85 | 30.23 | 18.00 | 0.35 | 33.00 | 0.71 |
| 120 | Nicaragua | 36.15 | 37.09 | 23.00 | 0.38 | 20.00 | 0.66 |
| 121 | Iran | 35.89 | 23.22 | 14.00 | 0.42 | 25.00 | 0.78 |
| 122 | Cameroon | 35.76 | 49.10 | 15.00 | 0.35 | 27.00 | 0.56 |
| 123 | Cambodia | 35.52 | 43.48 | 24.00 | 0.32 | 23.00 | 0.59 |
| 124 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 33.02 | 47.66 | 19.00 | 0.35 | 19.00 | 0.48 |
| 125 | Sudan | 32.46 | 40.96 | 10.00 | 0.42 | 20.00 | 0.51 |
| 126 | Myanmar | 31.61 | 25.03 | 9.00 | 0.39 | 28.00 | 0.58 |
| 127 | Venezuela | 31.60 | 37.78 | 14.00 | 0.27 | 14.00 | 0.71 |
| 128 | Afghanistan | 29.55 | 38.27 | 10.00 | 0.35 | 16.00 | 0.51 |
The same trends that we observed in individual indices also appear in the combined index. Northern and West European countries are in the top of the rank and consistently higher than countries in south and each Europe. Other countries that standout for their good score are Canada and United States in the north America, Costa Rica in Central America, Uruguay, Chile, Argentina and French Guiana in South America, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand in Asia and Oceania. Unfortunately the majority of countries in Africa and Asia receive a low score.
Out of the 128 countries rated on all 5 indicators, the last five are Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Myanmar, Afghanistan, and Venezuela.
Notebook Created on June 2022 by Mysiloglou Dimitrios